as in to interest
to hold the attention of
a mystery story that will engross readers all the way to the surprise ending
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Recent Examples of engross
The individual episodes engross you in an enchanting mix of absurd situational humor and customary family crises, with each nestled closely next to poignant reminders of time’s passing.
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 22 Aug. 2025
You’ll be engrossed and saddened by the backstory to Jason Kaminsky, the one-time Nottingham Forest prospect who suffered from alcoholism and died in 2005, aged just 31.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
With both sides engrossed in ensuring the business is set up for success and able to face any challenges, a difference of opinion regarding the best course of action to take can often arise without clear expectations and a plan for tackling disputes.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
With one set of sisters on a convict ship set for Australia and the other managing haunting images, a strange skin condition, and stories of men going missing, I was utterly engrossed.
—Kalie Cassidy
july 25, Literary Hub, 25 July 2025
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 22 Aug. 2025
You’ll be engrossed and saddened by the backstory to Jason Kaminsky, the one-time Nottingham Forest prospect who suffered from alcoholism and died in 2005, aged just 31.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
With both sides engrossed in ensuring the business is set up for success and able to face any challenges, a difference of opinion regarding the best course of action to take can often arise without clear expectations and a plan for tackling disputes.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
With one set of sisters on a convict ship set for Australia and the other managing haunting images, a strange skin condition, and stories of men going missing, I was utterly engrossed.
—Kalie Cassidy
july 25, Literary Hub, 25 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for engross
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And having fun to develop and nourish the strategy by being open to brand creativity and following advice from our partners, always having the customers interest in mind.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
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To read only the chapters that interest you?—
Sophia Rosenfeld
September 26,
Literary Hub,
26 Sep. 2025
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Manheim speaks music fluently, having grown up in New York immersed in the ska scene of the 1990s.—
Shirley Halperin,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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Bailey immersed himself in the euphoria, even sneaking into a Wicked sing-along at the cinema to get the full fan experience.—
Olivia-Anne Cleary,
Time,
30 Sep. 2025
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The budding businessman was intrigued when its owners put the business up for sale at $27,500 in 1981—and jumped on the opportunity to buy it.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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Earlier this month, Netflix confirmed that Janney and her screen husband Bradley Whitford had been upped to series regulars for season four so expect both to be at the center of all the series intrigue this season.—
Abid Rahman,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Oct. 2025
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Known for roles in Breaking Bad and The Mandalorian, Giancarlo admits that antagonists have always fascinated him because of their complexity.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
4 Oct. 2025
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The Dan Marino quotes lining the walls of Hard Rock Stadium fascinated the AD.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
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William Byron, Chase Briscoe, and Joey Logano occupy the sixth, seventh, and eighth places in the same order.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Blair would bring years of political and negotiating experience to the task after occupying 10 Downing Street for a decade and later acting as an international envoy in the Middle East.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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Many who took the survey saw Goldberg-Polin as too moral to get involved in the rough and tumble world of Israel’s fractious political scene.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Later that day, police received a tip of a weapons complaint involving a juvenile.—
Cathy Kozlowicz,
jsonline.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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Stierli is particularly concerned with the situation at Great Falls, where trails and picturesque cliffsides along the Potomac River attract many visitors, especially with this weekend’s pleasant weather.—
Brian Todd,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
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Polanski has attracted a number of Labour activists from the Corbyn era, such as the best-selling Marxist author Grace Blakeley and the former Corbyn spokesperson Matt Zarb-Cousin.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
4 Oct. 2025
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After that, Cornell busied himself with his solo career and other endeavors before committing suicide in 2017.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Directly after its 1979 revolution, Iran busied itself with internal enemies.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Engross.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engross. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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