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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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Recent Examples of bedazzled
Lara Walsh, InStyle, 21 Jan. 2026
There is no time like the present to lean into the bedazzled and embellished and discover the lasting power of shine.
—Minty Mellon, Vogue, 10 Dec. 2025
One lady even bedazzled the entire thing.
—Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2025
During the month of April, there’s the city-wide Tulip Festival, and the parks and green spaces in the city are bedazzled with the colorful bulbs.
—Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2025
Or something pink and bedazzled?
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 29 Oct. 2025
Ivancevic bedazzled Kelce's jersey number, 87, in the corner and topped the box with a sparkling Chiefs logo centerpiece.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Seconds later, Siwa was back to performing a song about her haters, wearing a homemade jersey bedazzled with her own name.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
Federal agents carried out a number of arrests in the area, including one observed by a reporter for The Associated Press that included a street vendor selling bedazzled smartphone cases.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
Little Phoenix and London both embraced the pink style memo, twinning in matching salmon pink bomber jackets trimmed with white accents and sleeves and bedazzled with their names on the front.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 21 Jan. 2026
There is no time like the present to lean into the bedazzled and embellished and discover the lasting power of shine.
—Minty Mellon, Vogue, 10 Dec. 2025
One lady even bedazzled the entire thing.
—Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2025
During the month of April, there’s the city-wide Tulip Festival, and the parks and green spaces in the city are bedazzled with the colorful bulbs.
—Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2025
Or something pink and bedazzled?
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 29 Oct. 2025
Ivancevic bedazzled Kelce's jersey number, 87, in the corner and topped the box with a sparkling Chiefs logo centerpiece.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Seconds later, Siwa was back to performing a song about her haters, wearing a homemade jersey bedazzled with her own name.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
Federal agents carried out a number of arrests in the area, including one observed by a reporter for The Associated Press that included a street vendor selling bedazzled smartphone cases.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bedazzled
Adjective
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Humans are fascinated by the forbidden, which is why censorship – especially in the digital age – doesn’t work.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
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The concept of buying tears from poor and unemployed people, who are excluded from benefits of economic growth, fascinated Ronduda.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Jan. 2026
Verb
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But silver is now an even hotter trade than Nvidia, the high-flying artificial intelligence beneficiary that has enchanted Wall Street since late 2022.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
27 Jan. 2026
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Bob Rockwell grew up on a ranch in Colorado, enchanted by the Western landscape and cultures.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Earlier this month, Homeland Security officers blinded two protesters by shooting a less-lethal projectile at close range during a demonstration in Santa Ana.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Apparently, he’d been blinded somewhere in the jungle and needed an emergency air evacuation—out of Bolivia.—
Will Rice,
Outside,
27 Jan. 2026
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The football world was stunned on Tuesday night when it was initially reported that eight-time Super Bowl winner Bill Belichick was not voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Commenters flooded in with disbelief, memes and theories, stunned by the odds of six matching vehicles ending up in the same crash.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
28 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Celebrities and artists — particularly actresses — would come to reinvent how fashion captivated culture and commerce.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
19 Jan. 2026
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In a case that both captivated and horrified the nation, details surrounding the brutality of Kohberger’s crimes quickly spread throughout social media as the Idaho community braced for a headline-grabbing trial, set for the fall of 2025.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
31 Dec. 2025
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Eleven, the show’s telekinetic heroine, who grew up in a lab, became dazed by the number of clothing options at the Gap.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
26 Dec. 2025
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Firefighters were trying to put out flames, others were trying to find victims inside, Sanford's truck was still there and church members who'd just survived the horror were on the lawn, dazed.—
Georgea Kovanis,
Freep.com,
5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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On the flip side, the album also alludes to the wondrous, even frightening emotional epiphanies that come with the realisation that one’s life has started to take a different direction than planned.—
Sophie Williams,
Billboard,
28 Jan. 2026
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Among them is the wondrous Grace Jones as May Day, the villain Max Zorin’s (Christopher Walken) henchwoman and lover (and an absolute fashion icon, to boot).—
Sezin Devi Koehler,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Bedazzled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedazzled. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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