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as in plotted
to engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends
evidence that the leading manufacturers had intrigued to keep prices artificially high
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as in fascinated
to hold the attention of
the mystery story intrigued me so that I read it in one sitting
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as in interested
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Recent Examples of intrigued
Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 20 Aug. 2025
People are very intrigued Dale Moss is on the season.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 7 July 2025
That defensive mindset is a part of the reason why the Magic were so intrigued with the 20-year-old prospect.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 July 2025
The ‘Likely Not Going Anywhere’ Division Thomas Novak — The Penguins remain very intrigued by him.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 17 June 2025
Teams are very intrigued to have some of their lead evaluators head over to Europe to get eyes on him and see what’s happening.
—Sam Vecenie, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Hager said seductively in a video before the camera cut to Tamburello, who pulled an intrigued face.
—Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 4 Sep. 2024
Watching an early appearance of Melanie on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson only left me more intrigued about her ambivalent relationship toward fame: How could the same person be so confident and charismatic behind a guitar, but so diffident and uncomfortable chatting with Carson?
—Joseph Fenity, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Jan. 2024
Billups is most intrigued about the athleticism that Grant brings to the forward position as a versatile player who can play well off of Lillard and score in a variety of ways, plus bring length and the ability to switch defensively onto smaller players.
—oregonlive, 7 July 2022
Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
Williams was intrigued by the title when he was sent the song.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 19 Sep. 2025
As contrarians, we’re intrigued.
—Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Business owners may be intrigued by The Business Platinum Card® from American Express' similar refresh.
—Meghan Hunter, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
However, one businessman actually took the bait; a partner at an undisclosed financial firm spoke with Rabinowitz after being intrigued by his message.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025
But what intrigued me most about Bob was his complexity.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
Many others were intrigued to find out what her nephew made of the double reveal.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
The news, at the time, intrigued the fashion world.
—Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
Like most people, I was intrigued by the possibilities AI might bring into the world — more intrigued, not surprisingly, when those possibilities included cures for disease, solutions to poverty and not taking the jobs of every journalist still standing.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 20 Aug. 2025
People are very intrigued Dale Moss is on the season.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 7 July 2025
That defensive mindset is a part of the reason why the Magic were so intrigued with the 20-year-old prospect.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 July 2025
The ‘Likely Not Going Anywhere’ Division Thomas Novak — The Penguins remain very intrigued by him.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 17 June 2025
Teams are very intrigued to have some of their lead evaluators head over to Europe to get eyes on him and see what’s happening.
—Sam Vecenie, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Hager said seductively in a video before the camera cut to Tamburello, who pulled an intrigued face.
—Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 4 Sep. 2024
Watching an early appearance of Melanie on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson only left me more intrigued about her ambivalent relationship toward fame: How could the same person be so confident and charismatic behind a guitar, but so diffident and uncomfortable chatting with Carson?
—Joseph Fenity, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Jan. 2024
Billups is most intrigued about the athleticism that Grant brings to the forward position as a versatile player who can play well off of Lillard and score in a variety of ways, plus bring length and the ability to switch defensively onto smaller players.
—oregonlive, 7 July 2022
Adjective
After the first day of camp, Eyssimont was intrigued by the style of play that Sturm wants to play.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
Williams was intrigued by the title when he was sent the song.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 19 Sep. 2025
As contrarians, we’re intrigued.
—Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Business owners may be intrigued by The Business Platinum Card® from American Express' similar refresh.
—Meghan Hunter, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
However, one businessman actually took the bait; a partner at an undisclosed financial firm spoke with Rabinowitz after being intrigued by his message.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025
But what intrigued me most about Bob was his complexity.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
Many others were intrigued to find out what her nephew made of the double reveal.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
The news, at the time, intrigued the fashion world.
—Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intrigued
Verb
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But as Newsom and his allies plotted how to respond to the Lone Star State, two Bay Area counties had already planned to hold off-cycle elections in November.—
Grace Hase,
Mercury News,
15 Sep. 2025
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Another restructure is being plotted, with a meeting scheduled next week to discuss plans.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Carney said his and Jerome’s first trip to Finland interested two companies in Mooresville.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Sep. 2025
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What interested me about Warren’s book was the emotional honesty and the intimacy of an artist that most people didn’t realize was going through one of the most painful times of his life.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
30 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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By staying physically active, mentally engaged, socially connected and attentive to overall health, many people can protect recall well into their later years.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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Modern studies confirm that leaders who score higher in emotional intelligence create more engaged and collaborative teams.—
Kevin Kruse,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Molina, who is fascinated by silver screen legend Ingrid Luna (Jennifer Lopez), distracts himself and Valentín with a recounting of his favorite film of hers — The Kiss of the Spider Woman.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Sep. 2025
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That kind of content always fascinated me, both sides of it, actually, the victimology and the perpetrator’s perspective.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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And of course, there’s a tie to her husband’s endeavors, which Sánchez remains very much involved with.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
20 Sep. 2025
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Founder Howard Roach, who recently died, launched employee stock ownership plans at the company decades ago, but remained involved in the business for many years to follow.—
Liz Ohanesian,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The journey evolves, when the sculpture is backlit with a cool white front light to showcase the illusion that the figure and its environment are immersed under water.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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If the mixture has reduced to where potatoes are not immersed, add more broth to cover.—
Gretchen McKay,
Twin Cities,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Armenian residents of Nagorno-Karabakh occupied a precarious position for the next three years, cut off from the world, until a final offensive in 2023 sent nearly all 100,000+ residents fleeing into Armenia, abandoning an area Armenians had occupied for several millennia.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
21 Sep. 2025
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There were no injuries despite the building being occupied at the time, according to Gamble.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Intrigued.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intrigued. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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