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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
Most millennials probably remember paying rapt attention to the news anchors or weatherpeople of their local TV (or radio) stations.
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Katrina Donham, Parents, 25 Dec. 2025
Throughout all of Lowe’s platitudes and boosterism, my attention was rapt, and my mind never wandered.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2025
More rapt, more heartbroken, more rattled by the harrowing questions presented by the long, slow, terribly seductive suicide humanity seems bent on carrying out via technology.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025
Half shrouded in celebrity-laden mystery, half a staple in aesthetician arsenals, the at-home laser has kept audiences rapt since its 2020 launch.
—Morgan Fargo, Vogue, 21 Nov. 2025
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Katrina Donham, Parents, 25 Dec. 2025
Throughout all of Lowe’s platitudes and boosterism, my attention was rapt, and my mind never wandered.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2025
More rapt, more heartbroken, more rattled by the harrowing questions presented by the long, slow, terribly seductive suicide humanity seems bent on carrying out via technology.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025
Half shrouded in celebrity-laden mystery, half a staple in aesthetician arsenals, the at-home laser has kept audiences rapt since its 2020 launch.
—Morgan Fargo, Vogue, 21 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rapt
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My photos that capture Bob in an intense moment, in a happy smiling moment, in a ecstatic leg-up-in-the-air, arm-up-in-the-air moment, those are all my favorite photos.—
Alison Weinflash,
Rolling Stone,
21 Feb. 2026
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Lunar New Year meant two ecstatic weeks of gifts, celebration, feasting, family, and friends.—
Natasha Pickowicz,
Vogue,
20 Feb. 2026
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The hotel has over 100 works of art, and stepping into the hotel is like an immersed tour in the atmosphere of traditional oriental aesthetics and modern art.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Feb. 2026
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Its vibrant culinary scene, renowned abundance of street art, and connection to Indigenous civilizations leave travelers feeling immersed and enriched.—
Lydia Price,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Feb. 2026
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And Max Minghella, hard-eyed but soft-spoken, makes a giddy villain.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
23 Feb. 2026
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The New York BFFs make blingy electroclash and giddy EDM inspired by online brainrot and good ol’ fashioned blackouts.—
Lydia Wei,
Pitchfork,
20 Feb. 2026
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The property is foodie-focused with 12 restaurants, and feels deeply rooted in place with local art and design.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Feb. 2026
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Even after winning gold, Liu is more focused on bottling up the feeling of her skate instead.—
Ariana Yaptangco,
Glamour,
23 Feb. 2026
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The commercial humorously cuts to everyday viewers — who might as well be analogs for us on the couch — enraptured by Spears' girl-next-door effervescence.—
Debby Wolfinsohn,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Feb. 2026
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In the process, Tarr essayed an arresting tone poem about spiritual isolation that enraptured viewers.—
Tim Grierson,
Rolling Stone,
6 Jan. 2026
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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
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These individuals might be alumni of the university, have another kind of connection to the school or are personally interested in a specific area of expertise of the university.—
Brian Herman,
Fortune,
20 Feb. 2026
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Potential interested parties include the New York investment firm Orion Resource Partners and mining giant Rio Tinto, with potential US government financing.—
Nicolas Niarchos,
Vanity Fair,
20 Feb. 2026
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Then Atre and his friends would retire to their desks and go to work, focused, enthralled, relentless — ten, twelve, fourteen hours without pause — applying their energies to their various start-ups and inventions and business ideas.—
Scott Eden,
Rolling Stone,
1 Feb. 2026
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How can a senator be so enthralled with the California Citizens Redistricting Commission concept in 2019, but then turn around in 2025 and toss its work into the trash bin?—
John Moorlach,
Oc Register,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Rapt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rapt. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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