as in to interest
to hold the attention of
a mystery story that will engross readers all the way to the surprise ending
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Recent Examples of engross
Later, Browne and Burch hugged and were engrossed in conversation at the bar.
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Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2025
Shore has recently been engrossed in another kind of tribute to an entertainment legend, Richard Simmons, whom he's set to play in a feature film based on a short that's already made the rounds.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The individual episodes engross you in an enchanting mix of absurd situational humor and customary family crises, with each nestled closely next to poignant reminders of time’s passing.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 22 Aug. 2025
You’ll be engrossed and saddened by the backstory to Jason Kaminsky, the one-time Nottingham Forest prospect who suffered from alcoholism and died in 2005, aged just 31.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
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Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2025
Shore has recently been engrossed in another kind of tribute to an entertainment legend, Richard Simmons, whom he's set to play in a feature film based on a short that's already made the rounds.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The individual episodes engross you in an enchanting mix of absurd situational humor and customary family crises, with each nestled closely next to poignant reminders of time’s passing.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 22 Aug. 2025
You’ll be engrossed and saddened by the backstory to Jason Kaminsky, the one-time Nottingham Forest prospect who suffered from alcoholism and died in 2005, aged just 31.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for engross
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This is a question that interests Maggie Perkins, a corporate trainer at the company who travels the country to instruct employees in its ways.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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With a limited production of only 200 pairs, each boot features a unique production number sure to interest Harley fans.—
Stephen Garner,
Footwear News,
17 Oct. 2025
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Hinds immersed himself in art study and spent decades as a teacher, a musician playing African drums and a performer of traditional dance.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
22 Oct. 2025
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One of the main ways Crampton was able to persevere was by using her skills as a chef and immersing herself in nutrition to accelerate her recovery.—
Vanessa Etienne,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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The results, at the crossroads between fashion and art, intrigued Murakami.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
21 Oct. 2025
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Throughout the development of three seasons of Interview With the Vampire and two seasons of Mayfair Witches, Johnson became intrigued about the organization that kept popping up at pivotal moments in the story yet was never fully explored in Rice's books.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Oct. 2025
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Throughout that time, Frédéric Boucheron was fascinated by the natural world — a passion Poulit‑Duquesne and Choisne continue today, visible in collections featuring feather motifs, fluid forms and other designs.—
Ryma Chikhoune,
Footwear News,
23 Oct. 2025
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It’s set in the early 80s, which is a period that fascinates me.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
23 Oct. 2025
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Nothing can be done, at this point, about the dubious premise that mainstream Jews and gentiles in 2020s Los Angeles occupy separate social worlds.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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Finding effective ways to tackle post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in veterans, especially those who’ve seen combat, is a worthy cause that has occupied the minds of many researchers over the years.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Ice Therapy Ice therapy involves cooling the painful area of your back.—
RikkiLynn Shields Hannigan,
Health,
25 Oct. 2025
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This comes after airspace violations involving balloons carrying contraband cigarettes which had previously forced the closure of airspace earlier in the month.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Epstein attributes the hill’s popularity to the fans COTA attracts, drawing a comparison to the fans that pack mountainsides and hilly areas during the Tour de France cycling race each July.—
Patrick Iversen,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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By the 1970s, Colma's western edge attracted car dealerships and later big box stores, a rail transit station and apartments.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
25 Oct. 2025
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After that, Cornell busied himself with his solo career and other endeavors before committing suicide in 2017.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Directly after its 1979 revolution, Iran busied itself with internal enemies.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Engross.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engross. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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