as in hypnotized
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as in fascinated
to hold the attention of as if by a spell
discovered that the children were mesmerized by a television show
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mesmerized
Verb
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Check out Pima Air & Space Museum For those fascinated by astronomy and aerospace, the Pima Air & Space Museum is an essential stop along Tucson’s Astro Trail.—
Visit Tucson,
AFAR Media,
20 Mar. 2025 -
Events that promote autonomous racecars and high performance consumer vehicles are thrilling because speed and competition between vehicles is something that has fascinated people for over a century.—
Sabbir Rangwala,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Teams are very intrigued to have some of their lead evaluators head over to Europe to get eyes on him and see what’s happening.—
Sam Vecenie,
The Athletic,
9 Jan. 2025
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Hager said seductively in a video before the camera cut to Tamburello, who pulled an intrigued face.—
Becca Longmire,
Peoplemag,
4 Sep. 2024
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Others were equally enchanted by Stewart's unexpected skills.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
17 Mar. 2025
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In the comment section, fans were enchanted by the Only Murders in the Building star's style choice.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
11 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Arsenal are also interested in the possibility of adding a wide player, although such a signing might require one of their existing options to depart.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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Many users aren’t interested in a touch screen for general computing, so the reflection annoyances aren’t worth the trade-off to plenty of shoppers.—
Matthew Buzzi,
PC Magazine,
16 May 2025
Adjective
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They were focused and engaged, pushing all-in on forechecks and backchecks right from the opening puck drop.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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Foote eventually got engaged to her now-husband, Kristofer Verduzco.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
Adjective
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And in nearly every major legislative hurdle, including clinching the vote that made Johnson speaker, Trump has personally gotten involved to twist arms in the final moments.—
Riley Beggin,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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For Bianchi, examining that involved questioning the theater world’s own power structures.—
Laura Cappelle,
New York Times,
9 May 2025
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“Mesmerized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mesmerized. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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