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that documentary on human reproduction never fails to immerse an audience
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Recent Examples of immerses
The 17,600-seat Sphere doubles as a movie theater and concert arena and features a 160,000-square-foot, curved LED screen that immerses viewers in the show.
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Roger Kisby, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
The show fully immerses you in the culture of New York in the ’90s, complete with Calvin Klein ads, tabloid magazines with zany headlines and partying at the Roxy nightclub.
—Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
Merging nature with elegance, Van views fashion as an architecture of the body and immerses her work in Southeast artisanal traditions, with garments that shape silhouettes and the wearer’s emotions.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 18 Feb. 2026
Nuisance Bear immerses viewers in the experience of a polar bear forced to navigate tourists, wildlife officers, and hunters as climate change delays the freeze and pushes bears closer to human settlements.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 Jan. 2026
From Agnes’ brutal childbirth scenes to the wrenching heartbreak when the plague hits their household and takes 11-year-old Hamnet (Jacobi Jupe), Zhao immerses you in Agnes and Will’s grief while also touching on their own individual internal tussles.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 22 Jan. 2026
Monday is the opening day for a new exhibit at the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry that immerses visitors into the imaginative world of award-winning fashion and costume designer Paul Tazewell.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 19 Jan. 2026
Siemens’ new Center of Excellence at Georgia Tech immerses engineering students in digital twin and simulation projects.
—Mary Moreland, Fortune, 17 Jan. 2026
When Noma does a pop-up, the kitchen team immerses itself in the local flora, fauna, and culinary cultures to create a tasting menu that speaks not just to the restaurant’s style but is also an expression of the place the restaurant is taking up residency in.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 13 Jan. 2026
Roger Kisby, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
The show fully immerses you in the culture of New York in the ’90s, complete with Calvin Klein ads, tabloid magazines with zany headlines and partying at the Roxy nightclub.
—Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
Merging nature with elegance, Van views fashion as an architecture of the body and immerses her work in Southeast artisanal traditions, with garments that shape silhouettes and the wearer’s emotions.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 18 Feb. 2026
Nuisance Bear immerses viewers in the experience of a polar bear forced to navigate tourists, wildlife officers, and hunters as climate change delays the freeze and pushes bears closer to human settlements.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 Jan. 2026
From Agnes’ brutal childbirth scenes to the wrenching heartbreak when the plague hits their household and takes 11-year-old Hamnet (Jacobi Jupe), Zhao immerses you in Agnes and Will’s grief while also touching on their own individual internal tussles.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 22 Jan. 2026
Monday is the opening day for a new exhibit at the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry that immerses visitors into the imaginative world of award-winning fashion and costume designer Paul Tazewell.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 19 Jan. 2026
Siemens’ new Center of Excellence at Georgia Tech immerses engineering students in digital twin and simulation projects.
—Mary Moreland, Fortune, 17 Jan. 2026
When Noma does a pop-up, the kitchen team immerses itself in the local flora, fauna, and culinary cultures to create a tasting menu that speaks not just to the restaurant’s style but is also an expression of the place the restaurant is taking up residency in.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 13 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for immerses
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Read full review Read full review The crown jewel of the International Commerce Centre (ICC), The Ritz-Carlton occupies the 102nd through 118th floors, directly above Elements Mall.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Feb. 2026
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The invasion is now almost 4 years old, and Russia occupies about a fifth of Ukraine's territory, including most of Donbas.—
Carol Guzy,
NPR,
22 Feb. 2026
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In San Diego, where the surf is consistent and the weather rarely dips below perfect, the forecast for this club has changed.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Feb. 2026
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According to the city, the program which works through the Open Rewards app on Apple and Google app stores helps boost Southlake’s sales tax revenue when businesses see dips right after the Christmas holiday season.—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Feb. 2026
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Hopefully, there’s a spot that intrigues you.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2026
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The menu has a lot of delicious choices, but the one that intrigues my girlfriend is their overnight oat bowl.—
C.W. Cameron,
AJC.com,
1 Feb. 2026
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The final battle In the Upside Down, Eleven submerges herself in the tank and enters the Void with Kali (Linnea Berthelsen) and Max (Sadie Sink) telepathically piggybacking off of her.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Jan. 2026
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Laura escapes her grasp and submerges Cherry, which Daniel witnesses.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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How golfers rely on — and leverage — technology fascinates Skenes, from the numbers culled relative to swing speed and ball flight to how their bodies must be in sync to generate so much club speed.—
Tribune News Service,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 Jan. 2026
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What fascinates me as a writer is what is sometimes left out of the historical record, what gets tucked away in odd places.—
Stuart Miller,
Oc Register,
13 Jan. 2026
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Low and invisible ambient light under stormy skies typically drowns out the light that coronae emit in the visible spectrum our eyes can see, so their camera and periscope system made that lower light more visible.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
25 Feb. 2026
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First into his life comes Jessie involved in a shipwreck with her uncle, a past colleague of Mason’s, who drowns in a vicious storm and almost takes Jessie down with him before she is heroically rescued from near death by Mason, who brings her out of the drink and then back to life.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
28 Jan. 2026
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Ogalla said one project that interests her is the renovation of a former medical facility in Joliet to create a veterans centric campus for the Will County Veterans Assistance Commission.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
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Dreams — probably interests with a hint of values in Welch’s terms — aren’t enough.—
Sarah Jackson,
CNBC,
23 Feb. 2026
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The clothes are loaded, water and detergent or a stain removal product are added, and the laundry soaks with minimal agitation to help loosen dirt and break apart stubborn stains.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
19 Feb. 2026
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Rain soaks everyone to the skin every day, yet no one remembers an umbrella.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Immerses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immerses. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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