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as in fascinates
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 blinds
to overpower with light
the theater's enormous chandelier bedazzled me as a child
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How golfers rely on — and leverage — technology fascinates Skenes, from the numbers culled relative to swing speed and ball flight to how their bodies must be in sync to generate so much club speed.—
Tribune News Service,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 Jan. 2026 -
What fascinates me as a writer is what is sometimes left out of the historical record, what gets tucked away in odd places.—
Stuart Miller,
Oc Register,
13 Jan. 2026
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Impacts can disable sensors, snap fins, or stir sediment that blinds cameras.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Jan. 2026
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That’s why vertical blinds top designer Brittny Button’s list of no-go window treatments.—
Marisa Suzanne Martin,
The Spruce,
2 Jan. 2026
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Ella has shades of Holly Hunter's intense, workaholic producer Jane from Brooks' 1987 masterpiece Broadcast News, the smartest person in any room who both exhausts and enchants everyone around her.—
Esther Zuckerman,
Time,
12 Dec. 2025
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By bringing these three gestures together, Killam fashions a method that repairs, strengthens, and re-enchants the invisible social fabric that sustains us.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
27 Nov. 2025
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The spa The hotel’s restaurant dazzles, but the spa still steals the spotlight.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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Jasmine Warga dazzles me with the variety of her books.—
Caroline Carlson,
Literary Hub,
2 Jan. 2026
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Executive producer and star of the film, Danielle Brooks, stuns with her performance as a mother trying to juggle it all and offers an honest portrayal of what happens when extenuating circumstances prevent closeness and warmth within a household.—
Dominique Fluker,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Nicole Kidman stuns in an orange ensemble while in Paris, as Diane Kruger and Norman Reedus have a rare date night at the Armani Privé show during Paris Fashion Week.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
28 Jan. 2026
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During halftime, the Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band mesmerizes the crowd with its military precision and complex formations.—
Kristen Tribe,
Southern Living,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Bedazzles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedazzles. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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