captivates

present tense third-person singular of captivate

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of captivates Inspired by the tradition of the divine feminine, the energetic space captivates with colors, abstract wall art and a goddess sculpture done by the dynamic sister artist duo’s mother. Spencer Whaley, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025 Actress and filmmaker Zoë Kravitz captivates as Yvonne in Darren Aronofsky’s (Black Swan, The Whale) latest homerun of a film, Caught Stealing. Malik Peay, Essence, 27 Aug. 2025 The division is separated by less than a week of games, and with all three teams making acquisitions to advance their cause, the final stretch of baseball in the American League West should be a race that captivates audiences as the division rivals duke it out. Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for captivates
Verb
  • The school’s origins are cultish, an area that fascinates Martin.
    Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Ange Postecoglou fascinates me.
    Phil Hay, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • With showy wine-red blossoms that perfume the garden with the distinctive aromas of chocolate and vanilla from mid-summer through fall, chocolate cosmos entices butterflies and curious gardeners alike.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The structure is illustrated below, with one player positioned on the byline and another level with the penalty area to form a triangle that entices opponents out to defend.
    Mark Carey, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Everything about the scene seduces the viewer into what dining while traveling in the most luxurious fashion could be, and once was.
    Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • In his youth, the blue-eyed Stamp was widely considered one of the most handsome men onscreen, and Italian director Pier Paolo Pasolini used that to peculiar effect in Teorema (1968), casting the actor as a nameless and wordless visitor who seduces an entire household.
    Rhett Bartlett, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.
    Humberto Basilio, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2025
  • As if what delights and obsesses us must have a purpose.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2025

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