as in fascinating
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 mesmerizing
David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
Her guest list is eclectic, ranging from Courtney Love to the former soccer star Eric Cantona, and the results are often mesmerizing.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
For the rest of the cast, the single take was mesmerizing.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
The hotel counts 66 suites and there’s a terrace on the sixth floor that extends more than 1,620 square feet, offering a mesmerizing view of the city.
—Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 6 Sep. 2025
Floor-to-ceiling walls of glass drink in mesmerizing views of the water, while an entertainment level packs in a game room and a commercial-grade ice cream machine.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2025
With an almost modern-day Charlie Chaplin-esque physicality, Moss dances, contorts, and frolics amongst the shoes, their boxes, and fixtures in the store for a mesmerizing, can't-look-away effect.
—Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
At least, putting those issues aside, young lead Porcaroli and the even younger Guglielmino show off terrific comic timing while colorful cameos from an assortment of mesmerizing character actors, especially Eva Robin’s as a kooky aging showgirl, add sparkle.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
The train ride itself was mesmerizing.
—Paul J. Heney, AFAR Media, 28 Aug. 2025
Christina Pérez, Vogue, 30 Aug. 2025
Tia Ray’s mesmerizing lower register and distinctive gritty vocal texture creates intense narrative drama with an undercurrent of danger.
—Billboard China, Billboard, 29 Aug. 2025
Skubal and Brown were mesmerizing in a game that featured an Octoberesque flair.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
But for all its stylistic brio and an overall mesmerizing look, in which even throwaway visuals (like the icy corpse of a solider frozen to his battlefield steed) sear themselves into your memory, Frankenstein remains the simple, direct story of a man and his nonbiological offspring.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
Her guest list is eclectic, ranging from Courtney Love to the former soccer star Eric Cantona, and the results are often mesmerizing.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
For the rest of the cast, the single take was mesmerizing.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
The hotel counts 66 suites and there’s a terrace on the sixth floor that extends more than 1,620 square feet, offering a mesmerizing view of the city.
—Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 6 Sep. 2025
Floor-to-ceiling walls of glass drink in mesmerizing views of the water, while an entertainment level packs in a game room and a commercial-grade ice cream machine.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2025
With an almost modern-day Charlie Chaplin-esque physicality, Moss dances, contorts, and frolics amongst the shoes, their boxes, and fixtures in the store for a mesmerizing, can't-look-away effect.
—Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
At least, putting those issues aside, young lead Porcaroli and the even younger Guglielmino show off terrific comic timing while colorful cameos from an assortment of mesmerizing character actors, especially Eva Robin’s as a kooky aging showgirl, add sparkle.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
The train ride itself was mesmerizing.
—Paul J. Heney, AFAR Media, 28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
The deep alpine lake straddling the state lines of California and Nevada needs no introduction—Lake Tahoe’s sparkling, cobalt blue waters and sweeping Sierra Nevada mountain views have been mesmerizing people for centuries.
—Christina Pérez, Vogue, 30 Aug. 2025
Tia Ray’s mesmerizing lower register and distinctive gritty vocal texture creates intense narrative drama with an undercurrent of danger.
—Billboard China, Billboard, 29 Aug. 2025
Skubal and Brown were mesmerizing in a game that featured an Octoberesque flair.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mesmerizing
Adjective
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For a generation whose existence is mostly, if not entirely, lived through devices, peering through the hypnotic glow of their phone screens at a picture-in-picture playback of the events unfolding in front of them is an extension, or even an evolution, of the experience.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
9 Sep. 2025
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The film is a mess, opaque in its argument and tiring in its effortful weirdness, and yet in its best moments has a hypnotic pull.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Then the picture begins to blur before coming back into clear focus to reveal Novak, still enchanting at 92, standing in a room filled with her paintings.—
Jeremy Helligar,
People.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Childhood is a time of enchantment, and a mother is a daughter’s first sorceress—omnipotent, enthralling, sometimes alarmingly so.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
3 Sep. 2025
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The sequence, which leads to an enthralling chase through the mean streets of New York, features a memorable freestyle between David and the young artist who could have been his disciple.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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In addition, Aerosmith's Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, Yungblud, and Nuno Bettencourt came together for a riveting tribute to the late Ozzy Osbourne.—
Daysia Tolentino,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Sep. 2025
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The next act was a lot less riveting.—
The Athletic MLB Staff,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Mercy, her new novel, is equally effortless, empathetic, engrossing.—
Jane Ciabattari
September 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Sep. 2025
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The first section is reasonably tense and engrossing.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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And dialogue is something that McConaughey, with a Southern drawl that veers between seductive and evangelical, excels at delivering.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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Another top luxury executive who has spent time with de Meo described him as a product-minded, hands-on developer with a seductive personality, good taste and a penchant for expensive watches.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Cecil Beaton and Richard Avedon portray the actress’s alluring beauty, and the candid photography of Alfred Eisenstaedt, Sam Shaw, George Barris and Milton Greene reveal another side to the Hollywood icon.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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The outfit—both edgy and alluring—has since become an iconic moment in pop culture cinema, and Bieber totally channeled the vibe—in her own modern, stylish way, naturally.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Meyers is celebrated for her charming aesthetic of cozy neutrals.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Garcia will play Renata, a disarmingly charming leader with a natural ability to win people over with her optimism and convivial personality.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Mesmerizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mesmerizing. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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