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as in occupies
to hold the attention of
that documentary on human reproduction never fails to immerse an audience
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Recent Examples of immerses
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.
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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
In Pisces, Neptune immerses itself in feelings, symbolism and dreams.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
Leave No Trace Exploring by night immerses you in the planet’s many wonders.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2025
This form of sustainable hospitality, which has prized the restoration of architectural treasures, immediately immerses visitors in local history and story, too.
—Spain Tourism, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
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
In Pisces, Neptune immerses itself in feelings, symbolism and dreams.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
Leave No Trace Exploring by night immerses you in the planet’s many wonders.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2025
This form of sustainable hospitality, which has prized the restoration of architectural treasures, immediately immerses visitors in local history and story, too.
—Spain Tourism, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for immerses
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Its much smaller, more casual sister restaurant, Dreamboat, occupies the same building and is a retro vegan diner.—
Lori Weisberg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Jan. 2026
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The property occupies a sizable 6,000-square-foot lot.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
31 Jan. 2026
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Unlike hunting for coupons or waiting for a sale at other stores, Costco’s pricing on Boursin tends to stay reliably the same throughout the year—and sometimes the price even dips cheaper.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
1 Feb. 2026
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Nguyen notes that flat bench presses are effective for building your middle chest, incline presses emphasize the upper chest, and decline presses and dips target the lower chest muscle fibers.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
1 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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And what intrigues you about where Tim and Lucy are headed for the rest of the season?—
Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 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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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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What should be a fast minimum viable product (MVP) becomes a bloated prototype that delays launch and drowns out real user feedback.—
Renae Gregoire,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Pick a topic that interests you, and look for book recommendations made by experts in that field to work out which reads are worth your valuable time.—
Barnaby Lashbrooke,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Choose a specific cause that interests your kids and give back together.—
Christine Michel Carter,
Parents,
17 Jan. 2026
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Remove rust with steel wool, vinegar soaks, baking soda paste, or coarse salt scrubs.—
Emily Benda Gaylord,
The Spruce,
17 Jan. 2026
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Long soaks and extreme heat damage wood by swelling and drying it unevenly, making spoons more likely to crack and split.—
Bridget Shirvell,
Martha Stewart,
29 Dec. 2025
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“Immerses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immerses. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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