engrossment

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Recent Examples of engrossment Simply through Burnley’s engrossment with Rogers, Villa had a two-vs-two on the other two centre-backs. Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025 Humanity's engrossment with giant underwater creatures has spawned an entire subgenre of books and movies. Nikolas Lanum, Fox News, 5 Aug. 2023 Mixed and even negative opinions can serve as control rods for the fission of overly pious engrossment. Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 8 Feb. 2021 Religion reminded a commercially minded people about the things of the spirit and prevented them from succumbing to an excessive engrossment in material things. Daniel J. Mahoney, National Review, 23 Sep. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for engrossment
Noun
  • Both Apple’s and Samsung’s devices seek to establish a new type of headset that offers different levels of immersion, from virtual screens to digital environments that fully envelop a user’s field of view.
    Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Among the fitness and wellness-oriented features are boxing and Pilates facilities, an indoor pool, sauna and steam rooms, and three immersion pools ranging from cold to hot.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Less than 48 hours later, ICE shut down the block, barreling down Broadway against one-way traffic in armored vehicles, triggering national media attention and immediate protests.
    Max Tani, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • As kobolds go, Heinzelmann was more harmless than most, going about his business protecting the castle from giants and dwarves and keeping the staff updated on faerie gossip, as well as protecting the chambermaids from unwelcome attentions from visiting noblemen.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Brain metabolites were measured relatively, not in absolute concentrations.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2025
  • The Old Dominion State has one of the highest concentrations of government employees in the country.
    Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 26 Oct. 2025

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“Engrossment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engrossment. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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