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adjective

as in fascinated

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verb

past tense of bedazzle

as in enchanted

to hold the attention of as if by a spell don't let their promises of immense riches bedazzle you

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as in blinded

to overpower with light the theater's enormous chandelier bedazzled me as a child

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Recent Examples of bedazzled

Adjective

In addition to his bedazzled Whoop, the Los Angeles Lakers star wears incredible watches by Audemars Piguet, Rolex, and Patek Philippe on his other wrist. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 24 Mar. 2026

Verb

Burnt out and bored, people started reincorporating playfulness into their lives with outfit updates and bedazzled everything. — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 13 Oct. 2026 The actress’ clear beds were bedazzled and decorated with watermarks that stretched across her cuticles and up to her tips, which were filed round and kept long. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026 The Khy founder bedazzled everything from party cups to her homemade birthday cake. — Amanda Le, InStyle, 24 Sep. 2026 Italian cinema and La Dolce Vita inspired the third act, embodied by Imaan Hammam’s bedazzled Versace Vogue catsuit and Jennifer Lopez’s sparkling strapless Dolce & Gabbana dress. — Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 23 Sep. 2026 Kylie then pulls out Kris’ bedazzled lighter gifted by her daughter Khloé Kardashian and starts to question Kylie. — Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2026 Every now and then Willis wears shoes that are, well, sparkling, or bedazzled, for lack of a better term. — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026 The host is presiding over the night-one Roundtable ceremony in a sparkly, bedazzled Sgt. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Aug. 2026 In recent weeks, Smith has shared heartwrenching glimpses into the family’s battle, including photos of Whimsy’s curls being shaved and her bald head bedazzled with gems. — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2026

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Adjective

Puzzle Four, on the other hand, fascinated and entertained me for a full year.

— Dana Mackenzie, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2026
As professors who research and teach topics related to inheritance law, we are fascinated by the Parton case.

— Naomi Cahn, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of fascinated

Verb

My daughter was enchanted by the Balinese rice-on-the-forehead ritual for good fortune that is a part of the arrival, and the front desk staff happily indulged her request to do it again—multiple times a day.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026
Perhaps too enchanted, as Pitt lost his date on the dance floor that night.

— Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of enchanted

Verb

Some were tackled, blinded with pepper spray or shocked with Tasers.

— Kristian Hernández, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Oct. 2026
Companies that built their entire analytics system on click tracking will feel blinded by the shift and realize how narrow their vantage point has been.

— Todd Fisher, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of blinded

Verb

An Oklahoma copper theft suspect stunned a deputy with a headfirst dive through a closed window, but overlooked one detail that helped deputies track him down.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
But these three diffuse galaxies, known as DF2, DF4, and DF9, have left astronomers stunned.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of stunned

Verb

And they were dazed when JJ Buchanan came down with Bryce Underwood's second Hail Mary pass to turn the four-touchdown-underdog Broncos' 12-7 upset into a 13-12 loss.

— CBS News, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026
Despite looking dazed, Guerrero scampered home to tie the game at 1-1.

— Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of dazed

Adjective

Its sealed perimeter, only accessible via lines and screening, now makes one of the world’s wonders feel less like a wondrous part of the city than an attraction held behind glass.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Salt bread is a wondrous buttery roll known as shio pan in Japanese or sogeum ppang in Korean.

— Hana Asbrink, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of wondrous

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