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
Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 13 June 2026
Researchers are still figuring this out, but there’s one interesting theory.
—Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2026
But what’s interesting is what surrounds it.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 13 June 2026
The longer-term picture is more interesting.
—Allison Palmer
updated June 13, Miami Herald, 13 June 2026
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Led by associate professor Gao Tianyun from the College of International Studies at the National University of Defence Technology in Nanjing, the proposal is very interesting indeed.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 13 June 2026
Researchers are still figuring this out, but there’s one interesting theory.
—Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2026
But what’s interesting is what surrounds it.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 13 June 2026
The longer-term picture is more interesting.
—Allison Palmer
updated June 13, Miami Herald, 13 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interesting
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The back end of this position group is also intriguing.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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If Pearce attends mandatory minicamp, his integration into the locker room, as well as his involvement in the team’s practices, will be particularly intriguing as Stefanski tries setting his culture.—
Daniel Flick,
AJC.com,
15 June 2026
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What is happening currently in biology and medicine—with biomedical research accelerating the understanding of disease and developing new drugs—is fascinating and will revolutionize the approach to human health.—
Rachel Nuwer,
Scientific American,
16 June 2026
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This is such an incredible intersection between this world of male models and cult, the idea that Hoyt was living this double life between these two worlds seemed really fascinating to me.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
16 June 2026
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Beyond his cachet, which reportedly attracted other suitors like the Toronto Maple Leafs, the 61-year-old Laviolette has long employed a forward-thinking, engaging and offensively aggressive style.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
11 June 2026
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Storytelling transforms information into engaging narratives, capturing attention where algorithms reward human connection.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2026
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Both teams are on the field and ready to play as the whistle blows to begin the first half of what should be some exciting soccer here today.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
17 June 2026
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Other research has reinforced the idea that reframing a stressful challenge into an exciting opportunity can lead to better performance.—
Rustin Dodd,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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Our editors and critics choose the most captivating, notable, brilliant, surprising, absorbing, weird, thought-provoking, and talked-about books.—
Namara Smith,
New Yorker,
10 June 2026
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Those sorts of unexpected shifts are what make Vile’s brand of self-absorption so uniquely absorbing after all these years, even as Philadelphia leans into his familiar formula of ’70s-Neil ditch-digging filtered through ’80s-Springsteen production and stretched across ’90s-CD sprawl.—
Stuart Berman,
Pitchfork,
4 June 2026
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“Interesting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interesting. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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