1
as in engaged
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as in concerned
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as in intrigued
to hold the attention of
the book didn't interest me, so I ended up watching the parade of people on the sidewalk
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Recent Examples of interested
Nora Deligter,
Curbed,
19 June 2026
More episodes could certainly be in the works, and its creators remain interested in developing it into something bigger.
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Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
19 June 2026
Konstantin Kakaes,
Quanta Magazine,
20 May 2026
That was a motif that kept coming up and that interested me, this war analogy.
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Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2026
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Adjective
The most god-awful studios are regularly renting for thousands and thousands of dollars with lines of interested tenants out the door.
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Nora Deligter,
Curbed,
19 June 2026
More episodes could certainly be in the works, and its creators remain interested in developing it into something bigger.
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Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
19 June 2026
Verb
Around the same time, Barwick and his then-student, Peter Haine, independently came up with a slightly different definition in order to answer a particular question in category theory that interested them.
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Konstantin Kakaes,
Quanta Magazine,
20 May 2026
That was a motif that kept coming up and that interested me, this war analogy.
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Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interested
Adjective
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For the fathers who have flocked to his page, his messages about continuing to show up as an engaged parent have clearly struck a chord.
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More importantly, the entire team became more engaged, decisive and effective.
Adjective
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Fears over fledgling eaglets While the annual fireworks display and its impact on local wildlife have garnered controversy in the past, this year, advocates are particularly concerned about Jackie and Shadow’s two eaglets, Sandy and Luna, who were born in early April.
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According to a recent survey from my company, Prosper Insights & Analytics, 32% of executives and business owners are concerned about the data visibility issues associated with AI and believe organizations need more transparency into the data AI uses.
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Lollichon was the Rennes academy goalkeeping coach whose training sessions had intrigued him from afar.
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We’re intrigued and a little frightened by the Pear Pressure at Gravity Sourdough Pizza, which includes sweet potatoes, goat cheese and maple honey.
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According to Forrester, the typical buying decision now includes 13 internal stakeholders and nine external influencers, with even more involved in complex or strategic purchases.
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Tesla leased the building at a time when the electric vehicle manufacturer is becoming more involved in artificial intelligence applications and humanoid robots.
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By widening the lens, Clark is able to redirect the book’s gaze from the mother toward a quizzical, sometimes critical, but not unaffectionate portrait of two generations of political activism, with the attendant self-involvement and domestic negligence.
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Carpenter responded with a quizzical frown.
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About 60 of the items on the list were lifelong dreams or adventures that had always fascinated him.
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Part of what fascinated me about their presentation was not only their refusal to kowtow to male desire, which for decades had a stranglehold on rock aesthetics, but a concomitant disavowal of commercialism.
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But Caldwell is more enthralled by what’s possible at the restaurant level.
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Federal agents were more enthralled with the publicity-seeking Capone.
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Since 1947, the brand has occupied a singular place in the cultural imagination, fusing art, engineering and speed into something that transcends the automobile.
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Some are occupied, and some are not.
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“Interested.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interested. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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