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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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as in fascinated
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Recent Examples of bedazzled
Megan Feringa, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2025
Jimmy Choos usually are bedazzled, right, and are for real nightlife gals.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Adjective
Take the Dutch manager’s decision to unveil a pink wash-bag bedazzled displaying the words, ‘B**ches Get S**t Done’ with various objects laden with metaphor on the night before the semi-final against Italy, which England won thanks to two late goals.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2025
Jimmy Choos usually are bedazzled, right, and are for real nightlife gals.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bedazzled
Verb
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And to those of you who are new, I'm enchanted to meet you.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Experts warn against becoming enchanted with the latest flashy tool.—
Carolyn Said,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
Verb
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And the time when his friendly relationship with Bashar al-Assad blinded him to the devastation the Syrian leader was prepared to visit upon his people.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
29 Aug. 2025
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She's so blinded by that anger and that rage.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
26 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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And people were always fascinated by that era in Toronto where all these people were just waiting to be found, like John Candy and Danny Aykroyd.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
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People were not only flummoxed, but fascinated as well.—
TJ Macias,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Twenty years ago this month, UCD stunned FBS-level Stanford with a late winning drive on the road in one of the great moments in program history.—
Joe Davidosn,
Sacbee.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Chili’s has stunned the market with same-store sales surging 24% and its parent’s stock climbing 300% over the past three years.—
Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Video from the scene soon after the attack showed numerous children wandering dazed, covered in blood and dust.—
Mahmoud Atef,
CNN Money,
30 Aug. 2025
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The boys are dazed, walking, stumbling, weaving, looking around in shock.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Strategic social and traditional media campaigns captivated fans and the wider public, turning a scientific experiment into a global conversation.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Sep. 2025
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This natural wonder, straddling the border between Canada and the United States, has long captivated visitors with magical rainbows and roaring currents.—
Miriam Porter,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The Arsenals, also designed by Studio Nue veteran Shoji Kawamori, do look wondrous, though, and prove yet again that having a single mecha designer shape the aesthetic of a mecha game can make all the difference.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Christian thinkers sometimes solved the quandary of the wondrous peoples by claiming them as descendants of Cain or Ham, writes den Hartog.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Bedazzled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedazzled. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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