Thesaurus results for RAPTURING

rapturing

verb

present participle of rapture

as in transporting

to fill with overwhelming emotion (as wonder or delight) nature lovers will be raptured by the documentary's breathtaking cinematography

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Typically custom-designed using specialized steel, some are so massive that transporting them can require moving power lines.

— Alex Pasternack, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
However, carrying mission equipment presents different engineering challenges than transporting conventional cargo.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026

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Irish comedian Joanne McNally was first on stage, delighting the packed house with the woes of being single and 40.

— Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026
Instead of delighting fans by paying loving homage to the movies or winning over newcomers with an exciting fresh take on the material, the show fails on both fronts, swinging wildly from one misbegotten idea to the next.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026

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For his fourth feature, Post Tenebras Lux, Reygadas took a major detour toward the avant-garde and the personal, in a move that garnered him some detractors while pleasing his more hardcore fans.

— Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2026
But a taste for a cheap, crowd-pleasing meal may be something the two leaders share.

— Dee-Ann Durbin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026

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The monastery-hermitage that the Anantara Grand Hotel Convento di Amalfi lives in has peered over this endlessly entrancing Tyrrhenian view of sunsets and moonshine since the 13th century, which is priceless.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
The current members are entrancing, boasting a gorgeous blend of voices and guitar.

— Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

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Co-existing in the same composition, those visible shifts in speed, thickness, and direction carved out three-dimensional spaces of ravishing complexity and urgency.

— Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2026
Daisy Edgar-Jones and Esmé Creed-Miles bring Jane Austen’s beloved heroines to life in a ravishing new interpretation of Sense and Sensibility also featuring the great Caitríona Balfe, Frank Dillane, George MacKay and Fiona Shaw.

— Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026

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Newer listeners to Wolf’s alt-rock sound might be surprised to hear that in these early years, Wolf was singing, and occasionally rapping, over Billie Eilish-era bedroom pop.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
Richard’s singing and rapping weave between the relentless drums like a shuttle through a loom, accented by cool sax notes and vocal loops from the original, which was co-written by Richard’s father.

— Stephen Kearse, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026

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Even the Owens family’s enchanting New England home, which the internet has spent nearly three decades foaming at the mouth over, is barely seen, as much of the film takes place overseas.

— Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2026
Practical Magic 2 has Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman enchanting a new generation of fans, but not everyone from the original cast returned for the sequel.

— Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 11 Sep. 2026

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