as in interesting
holding the attention or provoking interest
an intriguing concept that should engender much debate among climatologists
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as in plotting
to engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends
evidence that the leading manufacturers had intrigued to keep prices artificially high
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as in fascinating
to hold the attention of
the mystery story intrigued me so that I read it in one sitting
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Recent Examples of intriguing
Darryl Seligman, Space.com, 27 Oct. 2025
There is an intriguing name to add to the pool of potential candidates.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Chemical clues from another world What makes these observations particularly intriguing and puzzling is the detection of nickel without concurrent detection of iron above our instrumental limits.
—Darryl Seligman, Space.com, 27 Oct. 2025
There is an intriguing name to add to the pool of potential candidates.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
New York has intriguing young outfielders in Jasson Domínguez and Spencer jones, but Bellinger was the team's second best player in the lineup this season.
—Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intriguing
Adjective
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So to step away from that consciously is interesting.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
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Venkatakrishnan said leaders’ responsibility is not just to use AI for productivity, but to empower people to take on bigger, more interesting, and more valuable work.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 2025
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On Monday, Tchiroma accused the government of plotting to arrest him and posted images on social media of snipers near his residence - claims that could not be independently verified.—
NPR,
NPR,
27 Oct. 2025
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Monday was the first day of the rest of Neil Cole’s life — and the brand management pioneer is now plotting a comeback.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
27 Oct. 2025
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As a fascinating footnote of history, this obscure what-if offers an important lesson to the present.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Oct. 2025
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Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more.—
Taylor Nicioli,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
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The production journey has involved balancing the original promise of the short film while creating an engaging genre piece.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
29 Oct. 2025
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Users can create immersive, emotionally engaging performances with this feature, without the need for technical review.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Intriguing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intriguing. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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