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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 hypnotizing
Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Feb. 2026
The hoverboard was hypnotizing to folks back then.
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
The White/Black/Vector Red colorway retains all of the signature elements that made the original Shaqnosis stand out including its hypnotizing circular design, Dunkman branding and Reebok’s 1990s Hexalite hexagonal cushioning.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 15 Jan. 2026
That hypnotizing aroma may be one thing, but there is actually a science to grinding coffee.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 15 Oct. 2025
Clayton Davis, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Manuel then slipped into a stark white dress overflowing with ruffles and shrugged on a matching lace shawl with long fringing over it—all key elements to bringing his hypnotizing moves to life.
—Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Feb. 2026
The hoverboard was hypnotizing to folks back then.
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
The White/Black/Vector Red colorway retains all of the signature elements that made the original Shaqnosis stand out including its hypnotizing circular design, Dunkman branding and Reebok’s 1990s Hexalite hexagonal cushioning.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 15 Jan. 2026
That hypnotizing aroma may be one thing, but there is actually a science to grinding coffee.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
Visual and practical effects can be powerful tools for hypnotizing Academy voters.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hypnotizing
Adjective
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That smell of Sumatra — earthy, smoky, almost hypnotic.—
Nick El Hajj,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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There’s a huge connection between the hypnotic energy of your music and your live PORTAL shows.—
Danny Klein,
SPIN,
13 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Wilentz, author of the 2010 book Dylan in America, wrote Volume 18‘s detailed, often fascinating 125-page liner notes that provides historical context for the expansive eight-CD set.—
Glenn Peoples,
Billboard,
7 Nov. 2025
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Once on the ground visitors can enjoy Greenland’s rugged coastal landscapes, fascinating indigenous Inuit culture, and the opportunity to experience the country at its primordial best.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Watching the two teams toggle schematic approaches mid-series and adjust rosters in the offseasons to better matchup with one another has produced an enthralling chess match.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
18 Apr. 2026
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His absence in the Warriors’ last home game of the regular season also put a damper on what could have been another enthralling matchup of two of the NBA’s biggest stars.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The face enchanting enough to gain entry into this party of the Four Hundred.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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This enchanting 500-year-old Grade II cottage is set in 12 acres of mature gardens and land – including paddocks, a kitchen garden, and access with frontage on the River Arun (including fishing rights), ideal for kayaking and other water pursuits.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
20 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The excitement of the fight for freedom and justice, combined with the energy of mass gatherings, was seductive.—
Nataliya Gumenyuk,
The Dial,
21 Apr. 2026
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That’s what’s so seductive about them.—
Brittany Delay,
Mercury News,
17 Apr. 2026
Verb
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But this 3 still looks like the cooler play, absolutely mesmerizing in a vacuum.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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Like many of my favorite live performances from decades before and since, these four are mesmerizing — albeit for very different reasons.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The feature is set in British Columbia, largely in the span of a summer during the nineteen-nineties, in a calm residential suburb on the ruggedly alluring Vancouver Island.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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Captive in bucolic panopticons, their lives are at once aesthetically alluring, depressingly regressive and anthropologically fascinating.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The history of art reads here as one long, free verse poem-in-progress, gorgeous and absorbing.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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These blue-absorbing pigments can sometimes cause people to see a red dot called Maxwell’s spot in the center of their vision.—
Nora Bradford,
Scientific American,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Hypnotizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypnotizing. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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