as in interesting
holding the attention or provoking interest
an engrossing lecture on Native American culture before the arrival of Europeans
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as in intriguing
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 engrossing
Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 7 Apr. 2026
Winner of the 2022 Tony Award for Best Play, the taut, engrossing and beautifully scripted play is evocatively and creatively staged by director Kim Strassburger in an arena-style production in Cygnet’s black-box Dottie Studio Theatre.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
Randy Myers, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2026
But unless you currently are embroiled in the planning or, shudder, the paying for one, its latest theatrical production will, Chris Jones fears, be less than engrossing.
—Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
Her talent for channeling this script is the building block for thoughtful, engrossing theater.
—Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 7 Apr. 2026
Winner of the 2022 Tony Award for Best Play, the taut, engrossing and beautifully scripted play is evocatively and creatively staged by director Kim Strassburger in an arena-style production in Cygnet’s black-box Dottie Studio Theatre.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
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Kirk Jones’ engrossing film about him is an inspiration, showing how Davidson increased awareness about the realities of this disorder and brought people with it together.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2026
But unless you currently are embroiled in the planning or, shudder, the paying for one, its latest theatrical production will, Chris Jones fears, be less than engrossing.
—Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for engrossing
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Nickal is an interesting figure, having come to UFC after winning three NCAA wrestling championships.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
15 June 2026
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Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images The main card event promises to be an interesting fight.—
Kathryn Watson,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
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And while the company presented more data on that drug Tuesday, showing promising first-line and combination data on daraxonrasib, scientists also showed in another session intriguing preclinical data on a completely new compound that may represent what comes after the current lineup.—
Angus Chen,
STAT,
21 Apr. 2026
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Our guide to the best upcoming sci-fi movies in 2026 features a blockbuster mix of popular franchises, intriguing one-offs, and one of the greatest directors of all time heading back to alien visitation territory.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
31 Dec. 2025
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Beyond his cachet, which reportedly attracted other suitors like the Toronto Maple Leafs, the 61-year-old Laviolette has long employed a forward-thinking, engaging and offensively aggressive style.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
11 June 2026
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Storytelling transforms information into engaging narratives, capturing attention where algorithms reward human connection.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2026
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His wife was truly one of the fans, immersing herself in tailgates and chatting with fans often on social media.—
Jenn McGraw,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Dec. 2025
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Afterwards, head back indoors and share a warm meal featuring traditional dishes like muktuk, or frozen whale skin and blubber, connecting with the local community and immersing yourself in a unique, historic culture.—
Marc Telio,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Nov. 2025
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What is happening currently in biology and medicine—with biomedical research accelerating the understanding of disease and developing new drugs—is fascinating and will revolutionize the approach to human health.—
Rachel Nuwer,
Scientific American,
16 June 2026
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This is such an incredible intersection between this world of male models and cult, the idea that Hoyt was living this double life between these two worlds seemed really fascinating to me.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
16 June 2026
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Our editors and critics choose the most captivating, notable, brilliant, surprising, absorbing, weird, thought-provoking, and talked-about books.—
Namara Smith,
New Yorker,
10 June 2026
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Those sorts of unexpected shifts are what make Vile’s brand of self-absorption so uniquely absorbing after all these years, even as Philadelphia leans into his familiar formula of ’70s-Neil ditch-digging filtered through ’80s-Springsteen production and stretched across ’90s-CD sprawl.—
Stuart Berman,
Pitchfork,
4 June 2026
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