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as in delighted
to attract or delight as if by magic
for years the zoo's family of giant pandas have fascinated visitors
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as in enchanted
to hold the attention of as if by a spell
I can gaze at the sea for hours, fascinated by the never-ending waves crashing upon the shore
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as in interested
to hold the attention of
the subject of artificial intelligence fascinates me
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Recent Examples of fascinated
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
19 June 2026
That openness has always fascinated and excited me in the act of creating.
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Alma Rota,
Rolling Stone,
17 June 2026
Woody either having or not having a last name has fascinated fans for years, inspiring conversations and debates in comment sections, in message forums, and on fan sites.
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Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 June 2026
People are always fascinated with them.
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Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
15 June 2026
The phenomenon of resonance had fascinated watchmakers for centuries.
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Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
14 June 2026
The nocturnal moth is a central focus in her Spring/Summer 2026 offering, the designer finding herself fascinated by the way a creature that spends its existence in darkness is still so constantly drawn to light.
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Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
The suspect admitted to being fascinated with ammunition and collecting them, but denied possessing firearms.
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Dejanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
What results is a hallucinatory exploration of power, control, desire, and — that hottest of fascinated feelings right now — obsession.
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Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
3 June 2026
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
Part of what fascinated me about their presentation was not only their refusal to kowtow to male desire, which for decades had a stranglehold on rock aesthetics, but a concomitant disavowal of commercialism.
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Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
Because people's feelings, passions, and motivations have always fascinated me.
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Bryan West,
USA Today,
12 June 2026
Harron had discovered Solanas while working on a documentary about Warhol’s world, and was fascinated by her story.
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Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
10 June 2026
Buzzard followed along, fascinated by the social experiment though bored by the mathematical content of Equational Theories.
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Quanta Magazine,
8 June 2026
Jim Jacoby, another Atlanta developer, was also fascinated by the Atlantic Steel property, leading their paths to intersect.
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Kelly Yamanouchi,
AJC.com,
4 June 2026
But he’s always been fascinated by this heroine’s story.
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Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
30 May 2026
While the remote learning time during the COVID pandemic was challenging for many students, Ashlyn Duran used it to learn more about a subject that fascinated her.
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Amy Stark Shireman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 May 2026
Adjective
Irrational numbers such as pi or the square root of 2 have always fascinated humankind.
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Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
19 June 2026
That openness has always fascinated and excited me in the act of creating.
—
Alma Rota,
Rolling Stone,
17 June 2026
Woody either having or not having a last name has fascinated fans for years, inspiring conversations and debates in comment sections, in message forums, and on fan sites.
—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 June 2026
People are always fascinated with them.
—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
15 June 2026
The phenomenon of resonance had fascinated watchmakers for centuries.
—
Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
14 June 2026
The nocturnal moth is a central focus in her Spring/Summer 2026 offering, the designer finding herself fascinated by the way a creature that spends its existence in darkness is still so constantly drawn to light.
—
Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
The suspect admitted to being fascinated with ammunition and collecting them, but denied possessing firearms.
—
Dejanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
What results is a hallucinatory exploration of power, control, desire, and — that hottest of fascinated feelings right now — obsession.
—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
3 June 2026
Verb
About 60 of the items on the list were lifelong dreams or adventures that had always fascinated him.
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Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
Part of what fascinated me about their presentation was not only their refusal to kowtow to male desire, which for decades had a stranglehold on rock aesthetics, but a concomitant disavowal of commercialism.
—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
Because people's feelings, passions, and motivations have always fascinated me.
—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
12 June 2026
Harron had discovered Solanas while working on a documentary about Warhol’s world, and was fascinated by her story.
—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
10 June 2026
Buzzard followed along, fascinated by the social experiment though bored by the mathematical content of Equational Theories.
—
Quanta Magazine,
8 June 2026
Jim Jacoby, another Atlanta developer, was also fascinated by the Atlantic Steel property, leading their paths to intersect.
—
Kelly Yamanouchi,
AJC.com,
4 June 2026
But he’s always been fascinated by this heroine’s story.
—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
30 May 2026
While the remote learning time during the COVID pandemic was challenging for many students, Ashlyn Duran used it to learn more about a subject that fascinated her.
—
Amy Stark Shireman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fascinated
Adjective
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Across this charmed Knicks run, not many public flowers have been tossed Thibodeau’s way from his former team.
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Mary Janes gives the same charmed effect as flats, only with more arch support.
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The role required an actor fluent in Russian and English, a detail that delighted Kharlamova.
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Lady Emma Thynn, Martha Lady Sitwell, Mark-Francis Vandelli, Lottie Kane, Missè Beqiri, Kimi Murdoch, Myka Meier and Margo Stilley — most of whom had actually known each other for years — delighted viewers over a 10-episode season.
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Every young child is enchanted by the beautiful colors of the rainbow.
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Throughout the set, lasers, strobes and flashes enchanted the audience, visuals dancing alongside the music.
Verb
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What interested him was the gap between the performance of power and whatever lives underneath it.
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That’s a cheap and easy analogy, but that’s what interested me to want to make this show.
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The chatbot, capable of conversing in natural language, captivated global audiences and has since developed advanced coding, voice interaction and image generation capabilities.
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Now, in 2026, Americans seem just as captivated.
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Lollichon was the Rennes academy goalkeeping coach whose training sessions had intrigued him from afar.
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We’re intrigued and a little frightened by the Pear Pressure at Gravity Sourdough Pizza, which includes sweet potatoes, goat cheese and maple honey.
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In the outdoor category, we’re thrilled to have found the Signature Design by Ashley Clare View Outdoor Patio Sofa so steeply discounted.
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The Courant has reported some colonists were not exactly thrilled by the notion of severing ties with England and that true believers in independence probably initially were in the minority, as with all revolutions.
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The singer has been immersed in entertainment her whole life.
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This curved gaming monitor sports a 1000R curve that helps you get immersed in your gameplay by wrapping around your peripheral vision.
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“Fascinated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fascinated. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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