as in intriguing
holding the attention or provoking interest
an interesting lecture on conflicts in the Middle East since the demise of the Ottoman Empire
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as in fascinating
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 interesting
Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
The survey results led to a very interesting list of hot spots where Black singles are finding love and camaraderie, whether that’s finally having someone to do matching pajamas with at home or turning up with new girlfriends for Sunday funday.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 8 Sep. 2025
Others fell victim to covers that made the contents seem more interesting than the insides.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
Privacy Settings LogMeOnce offers a few interesting and helpful tools to protect your privacy while using the app.
—Kim Key, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2025
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High-performing engineers can earn more and chase interesting projects at the cost of stability.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
The survey results led to a very interesting list of hot spots where Black singles are finding love and camaraderie, whether that’s finally having someone to do matching pajamas with at home or turning up with new girlfriends for Sunday funday.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 8 Sep. 2025
Others fell victim to covers that made the contents seem more interesting than the insides.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
Privacy Settings LogMeOnce offers a few interesting and helpful tools to protect your privacy while using the app.
—Kim Key, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interesting
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Long-Term Perspective For long-term investors with a 3-5 year outlook and the ability to withstand volatility, URBN at its current valuation offers an intriguing entry point.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The exchange is indicative of this odd, frustrating, occasionally intriguing project, which pads out scarce but real nuggets of insight with leading questions and endless clips.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
10 Sep. 2025
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Understanding that a hot exo-atmosphere would be large and inflated in size, and that graphite would absorb practically all of the starlight impacting that atmosphere if there were a high-altitude layer of it, represents a fascinating scenario for explaining the features of these planets.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
10 Sep. 2025
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Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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Its plots were familiar yet engaging, and its characters were the kind viewers wanted to spend time with week after week.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The process of sitting became vitally important to Bella, as did proving herself an engaging enough companion.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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Other exciting territory in The Grand Finale involved Mary’s changing relationship with the other Crawley women.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
11 Sep. 2025
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That’s more exciting to me than last year, when James swept the fiction categories, with even the Pulitzer board overriding their fiction judges to award the big prize to Percival Everett’s novel.—
Maris Kreizman,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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The fast-absorbing, spreadable formula is infused with hydrating hyaluronic acid and layers beautifully under makeup.—
Sarah Y. Wu,
Glamour,
3 Sep. 2025
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But the movie, directed by Olivier Assayas (from a script he co-wrote with Emmanuel Carrère), is at once absorbing and diffuse.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Interesting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interesting. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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