fascination

noun

ˌfa-sə-ˈnā-shən How to pronounce fascination (audio)
Definition of fascinationnext
as in appeal
the power of irresistible attraction the fascination that the subject of dinosaurs has for most children

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Recent Examples of fascination The fascination with the ruins continues, with a Baltimore content creator exploring the property last week. — Courtney Bell, Baltimore Sun, 29 Oct. 2026 The teenage activist who followed liberation movements around the world still has a fascination with foreign policy. — Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 28 Oct. 2026 In college, Behrens studied education but developed a fascination with politics and was president of Hartford’s student government. — ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026 Graeme Lawson is an archaeologist, musician, and historian with a lifelong fascination for music’s fossil record. — Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fascination
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fascination
  1. appeal
  2. attractiveness
  3. charm
  4. attraction
  5. allure
Noun
  • Big business interests like building owners, developers and the property tax attorneys that file appeals for both lined up with Hynes, who convinced party officials to endorse him over the summer.
    — A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Before that, Gooden was an appellate attorney who handled hundreds of appeals.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of appeal
Noun
  • Anwar is trying to highlight Malaysia’s attractiveness to tech and AI companies, in particular by highlighting the country as a neutral and non-aligned home for investment.
    — Jay Ganglani, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2026
  • On the other hand, higher Fed rates typically bolster the attractiveness of dollar assets, exerting depreciation pressure on local currencies.
    — , CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of attractiveness
Noun
  • Fit Check of the Week Tim Burton, iconoclast filmmaker extraordinaire, has a new capsule with Loewe, which has recreated characters and vignettes from The Nightmare Before Christmas as bags and charms.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Once a favorite emerging market for foreign investors, Indian equities have been losing their charm.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of charm
Noun
  • The cold open was framed as a ride through a budget Halloween haunted attraction, with Grace Reiter and Jeremy Culhane as a couple on a date and Kenan Thompson as a Grim Reaper guide.
    — Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 1 Nov. 2026
  • The big attractions are the abundance of alligators and, for the luckiest visitors, a river otter or even a bobcat — and the birds.
    — Deborah Green, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of attraction
Noun
  • Part of the weekend’s allure, Pike says, is having so many iO players back on their home turf.
    — Ryan P. C. Trimble, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Carolyn Bessette Kennedy’s effortless style still has its hold on fashion, and the fashion designer Narciso Rodriguez understands the allure better than anyone.
    — Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of allure

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