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as in ecstatic
experiencing or marked by overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion
a rock band that still attracts rapt crowds of aging baby boomers
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as in immersed
having the mind fixed on something
with a mixture of delight and awe, the rapt children stared at the chick in the incubator breaking out of its shell
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Recent Examples of rapt
Throughout her remarks, Brown Jackson emphasized the value of speech and debate, clerkships and networking to the rapt audience.
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Leslie Bonilla Muñiz, IndyStar, 11 July 2025
On a recent visit, a rapt audience took in the 1990 Arnold Schwarzenegger epic, Total Recall.
—Jordan Michelman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 July 2025
The case out of suburban Boston became a trial that people around the nation followed with rapt attention.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 19 June 2025
Kertész photographed readers in parks, libraries, classrooms, seen through a window, waiting to go on stage, on fire escapes, a balcony, a train, all with heads bowed, faces rapt with concentration.
—Donna Seaman
june 18, Literary Hub, 18 June 2025
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Leslie Bonilla Muñiz, IndyStar, 11 July 2025
On a recent visit, a rapt audience took in the 1990 Arnold Schwarzenegger epic, Total Recall.
—Jordan Michelman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 July 2025
The case out of suburban Boston became a trial that people around the nation followed with rapt attention.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 19 June 2025
Kertész photographed readers in parks, libraries, classrooms, seen through a window, waiting to go on stage, on fire escapes, a balcony, a train, all with heads bowed, faces rapt with concentration.
—Donna Seaman
june 18, Literary Hub, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rapt
Adjective
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But the hummingbirds are ecstatic.—
Ernie Cowan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Sep. 2025
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Wrestlers and wrestling fans alike are ecstatic that fan-favorite WWE Superstar AJ Lee has made her return to professional wrestling.—
Jeremy Hanna,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Moreover, though, the show seems to want to confer a kind of authenticity upon a milieu that many worried would be grotesquely misrepresented by creators who aren’t exactly immersed in local journalism.—
Jesse Hassenger,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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Fully immersed, yet without the capacity to watch ourselves from outside the moment.—
Rachel Barr,
Big Think,
20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The two lovebirds were snapped looking giddy and in love if this blast from the past.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
14 Sep. 2025
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Today's talkers Travis Kelce is giddy.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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These hardworking and focused kids can dress up as worker bees.—
Ella Cerón,
Parents,
16 Sep. 2025
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Apply design thinking throughout to boost creativity, stay user-focused, and foster cross-team collaboration, while leveraging digital tools for real-time knowledge sharing and iterative development.—
Esade Business & Law School,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The absorbed or scattered light creates a unique pattern called the spectrum, which is effectively the substance’s fingerprint.—
Ambuj Tewari,
The Conversation,
6 Mar. 2025
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Although the mercury hovered at only 5°, all of us became so absorbed in the rabbit chase that no one noticed numb toes and cold ears.—
Erwin A. Bauer,
Outdoor Life,
25 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Saudi Arabia is reportedly interested in acquiring Turkey’s upcoming TF Kaan stealth jet.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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But those defenses, more then Vrabel's new unit, were interested in gap control and keeping everything in front of them rather then penetration and creating negative plays.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Rapt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rapt. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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