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fascinating

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verb

present participle of fascinate

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of fascinating
Adjective
One of the most fascinating among them is Panthera atrox, commonly known as the American lion. Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025 All of this is fascinating on the eve of the Bears' season-opening game against Minnesota on Monday night. Mike Sando, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025 What emerges from her lifelong attempts at maintaining personal and public cohesion makes for grimly fascinating viewing, reflected in her public defamations in the media and the chilling private messages of support from her sympathizers. Daniel Jonah Wolpert, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025 Week 1 wraps up with the fourth and final primetime matchup of what's already been a fascinating first weekend of the 2025 NFL season. Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fascinating
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fascinating
Adjective
  • So instead of railing against technology, they’re focused on making the physical world as accessible and appealing as possible.
    Charlotte Alter, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Here are the 12 features homebuyers are searching for, and what rooms are most appealing to potentially sell your home fast and boost your property value.
    Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • So, ask yourself, Is my profile accurate, up-to-date, relevant, interesting, impressive, and credible?
    William Arruda, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • What makes the show interesting, however, isn’t just the chemistry between the trio of anchors, though that is certainly part of the equation.
    Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This is especially true with love planet Venus charming your sixth house of daily routines, work environments and day-to-day affairs.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • As noticed by Variety, the film was warmly received at the festival, charming the critics with its tale of two people who meet by the sea.
    Marta Balaga, Variety, 16 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Then the picture begins to blur before coming back into clear focus to reveal Novak, still enchanting at 92, standing in a room filled with her paintings.
    Jeremy Helligar, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • My brother was a poet, classics scholar, and charismatic leader of nerds who blossomed into a handsome surfer and then nosedived into schizophrenia and a life of unfiltered Camel cigarettes, caffeine, and antipsychotics.
    Kim Gordon, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Isaac’s charismatic presence holds the tentacles of Nick’s story together.
    Caryn James, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Long-Term Perspective For long-term investors with a 3-5 year outlook and the ability to withstand volatility, URBN at its current valuation offers an intriguing entry point.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The exchange is indicative of this odd, frustrating, occasionally intriguing project, which pads out scarce but real nuggets of insight with leading questions and endless clips.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • There are tons of enticing cold and hot drinks.
    Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The company, which started in 1947 in Conecuh County, Alabama, has a potent combination of enticing hickory smoke and a patented blend of seasonings that set their products apart from the usual offerings in the grocery-store meat case.
    Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The global fashion retail scene hasn’t been easy lately, so if fresh creativity and design can help turn businesses around — even just a little — that’s already thrilling.
    Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
  • That people might be falling for the Minneapolis shooter’s scribblings and raging at each other over potential motivations is likely thrilling to potential copycat killers—proof that the troll still works.
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025

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“Fascinating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fascinating. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.

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