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as in ecstatic
experiencing or marked by overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion
a rock band that still attracts rapt crowds of aging baby boomers
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as in immersed
having the mind fixed on something
with a mixture of delight and awe, the rapt children stared at the chick in the incubator breaking out of its shell
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Recent Examples of rapt
But Pressure is less a war story, rapt with the hysteria of battlefield deeds, than an intense exposition on the human capacity to tolerate uncertainty at a time when decisiveness is an imperative for action.
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Daniel Jonah Wolpert,
NPR,
29 May 2026
That being said, there is an admittedly oddball turn of events going on with Anthropic Claude that is garnering a bit of rapt attention.
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Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
Throughout the gripping family drama, starring Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve as evangelical religious figures and parents of five who get caught in a nightmare with Norwegian Child Services, the rapt audience in the Grand Théâtre Lumière barely made a sound.
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Jada Yuan,
HollywoodReporter,
18 May 2026
Trust me, the audience is always rapt at our summits.
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Rick Berke,
STAT,
14 May 2026
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Daniel Jonah Wolpert,
NPR,
29 May 2026
That being said, there is an admittedly oddball turn of events going on with Anthropic Claude that is garnering a bit of rapt attention.
—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
Throughout the gripping family drama, starring Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve as evangelical religious figures and parents of five who get caught in a nightmare with Norwegian Child Services, the rapt audience in the Grand Théâtre Lumière barely made a sound.
—
Jada Yuan,
HollywoodReporter,
18 May 2026
Trust me, the audience is always rapt at our summits.
—
Rick Berke,
STAT,
14 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for rapt
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rapt
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Many of the fans were ecstatic to see their home team come to their town.
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The ecstatic scenes across the country after a Mexico win, most notably in Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey, the three host cities, paint the picture of a nation spellbound by its football team.
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How immersed do football fans really want to be?
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Thereafter, Jupiter will appear to drop rapidly away from Venus, setting progressively earlier and becoming more and more deeply immersed in the bright evening twilight during the balance of June.
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Ureña, a 22-year-old right-hander who has emerged as another potential ace, speaks of Soriano with a giddy amusement mixed with a solemn respect for how the starter has survived in the big leagues.
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For now, the stock market and the credit market are telling slightly different stories about the same companies, one giddy and one wary.
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Two other metrics are more focused on the physiological effects of extreme heat on the human body.
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The patterns were similar, yet more focused in the Saudi Arabia game — with wingers and full-backs working specifically in partnership with one another.
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One of the greatest joys of my life was watching my favourite uncle, a big, mighty chieftain visiting from my family’s little kingdom in Nigeria, watching The Lion King at the Lyceum Theatre absolutely enraptured.
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The enraptured bridge takes it from exceptional to masterful.
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Unabsorbed calcium leaves the body through stool, and absorbed calcium that isn't needed may be filtered by the kidneys and leave in urine—often within about a day.
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Although the mercury hovered at only 5°, all of us became so absorbed in the rabbit chase that no one noticed numb toes and cold ears.
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League One Volleyball has recently begun selling off teams to interested owners who pay expansion fees to take control of franchises.
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From there, the conversation exploded, drawing responses from interested eaters — or sippers, as the case may be — from around the area.
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Rochelle worked there as an assistant to the principal, and was less enthralled with the idea of Alex following his father’s path.
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But Caldwell is more enthralled by what’s possible at the restaurant level.
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“Rapt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rapt. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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