as in fascinating
to hold the attention of as if by a spell
the crowd was hypnotized by the powerful, eloquent speaker
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hypnotizing
Adjective
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This week, Tyler, the Creator surprise releases a dance-forward LP, Drake teams up with Central Cee for a hypnotic club banger, and Lola Young delivers some sunny escapism.—
Rolling Stone,
Rolling Stone,
25 July 2025 -
Osbourne sang in the high howl of a man being burned at the stake, and his melodies unfolded in a slow, hypnotic smolder.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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Lop off the tops and bottoms of giant heirloom tomatoes like Cherokee Purples or Red Zebras endowed with divine characteristics through fine lineage, including a gorgeous ugliness, striking Technicolors, patterns, and a seductive sweetness.—
Catharine Kaufman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 July 2025
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Its power rests in Benicio del Toro as the shady international businessman Anatole Korda, a sly, seductive operator who is trying to firm up his many enterprises and bequeath them to his daughter, Liesl, played marvelously by Mia Threapleton.—
Taylor Antrim,
Vogue,
21 July 2025
Adjective
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The non-alcohol market has been particularly alluring, a portion of the business that’s expected to be worth $5 billion in the U.S. by 2028, according to industry researcher IWSR.—
John Kell,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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With a 45% rebate — in hard cash, not tax credits — crew depth honed over 60 years of TV production, and a king who hand-delivers vintage jeeps, Jordan’s pitch is alluring.—
Essie Assibu,
Variety,
15 July 2025
Adjective
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The front man Ben Schneider has followed meticulous world-building impulses, drawing more listeners with each album by nurturing an absorbing, cinematic sound.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
25 July 2025
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But walking sims ushered in a new wave of titles that saw the player moving through an environment, simply observing and absorbing.—
Lewis Gordon,
Vulture,
9 July 2025
Adjective
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The movie is a real-world thriller that’s also a riveting character study that’s also a portrait of the place where the reactionary politics of today curdles into obsession.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
10 July 2025
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Like the rest of the hotel, the 179 rooms eschew boring and beige in favor of riveting and red.—
Jennifer Kester,
Forbes.com,
3 July 2025
Adjective
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Miral could of course build multiple parks on the land which is three times bigger than Tokyo DisneySea, widely considered to be the world's most immersive and engrossing theme park.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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Her immersive, richly detailed adaptation of Alexandra Fuller’s 2001 memoir of the same name is an engrossing drama told from a child’s perspective, in this case that of inquisitive 8-year-old Bobo (Lex Venter, giving one of the most perceptive child performances ever).—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
17 July 2025
Adjective
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Mixed feelings abound regarding the rescission of federal funding for the high-speed magnetic rail project proposed between Baltimore and Washington, D.C., as some local lawmakers and advocates applaud its demise and other officials acknowledge it was likely doomed from the jump.—
Hannah Gaskill,
Baltimore Sun,
2 Aug. 2025
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To ease depression and stimulate brain activities, patients put on a helmet-like device with magnetic energy for a mental health treatment called transcranial magnetic stimulation.—
Olivia Cyrus,
Sacbee.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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The beautiful building, colored with stained glass and retro pastoral art, and its sprawling patio, provide one of the most charming settings to enjoy a barbecue meal in Central Texas.—
Matthew Odam,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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The cast includes Andrew Scott as Richard Rodgers, Simon Delaney as Oscar Hammerstein, Cillian Sullivan as Stephen Sondheim, and Bobby Cannavale as the charming barkeep trying not to serve Lorenz too much, or at all.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
29 July 2025
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“Hypnotizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypnotizing. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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