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as in to delight
to fill with overwhelming emotion (as wonder or delight)
travelers have long been ravished with wonder and awe by the immensity of the Great Pyramid at Giza
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Recent Examples of ravish
Shakespeare in Love opened on December 11 to ravishing reviews.
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Liz McNeil, People.com, 16 July 2025
Slim Aarons took images of bronzed, oily bodies and ravishing clifftop meals.
—Richard Godwin, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2025
Across their first three albums, Durand Jones & The Indications have delved into sounds from decades past to create a fusion of heartbreaking jazz, ravishing soul and electrifying disco.
—Taylor Mims, Billboard, 23 June 2025
In both his fiction, including the ravishing short-story collection Maggie Brown & Others, and his essays, Orner mulls over his experiences growing up Jewish in Chicago and its North Shore suburbs, a milieu rife with struggle, longing, anger, secrets, lies, and love.
—Donna Seaman
june 18, Literary Hub, 18 June 2025
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Liz McNeil, People.com, 16 July 2025
Slim Aarons took images of bronzed, oily bodies and ravishing clifftop meals.
—Richard Godwin, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2025
Across their first three albums, Durand Jones & The Indications have delved into sounds from decades past to create a fusion of heartbreaking jazz, ravishing soul and electrifying disco.
—Taylor Mims, Billboard, 23 June 2025
In both his fiction, including the ravishing short-story collection Maggie Brown & Others, and his essays, Orner mulls over his experiences growing up Jewish in Chicago and its North Shore suburbs, a milieu rife with struggle, longing, anger, secrets, lies, and love.
—Donna Seaman
june 18, Literary Hub, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ravish
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The guests were delighted by the surprise fireworks show.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
16 Sep. 2025
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Girl Violence, the result of that introspection, announces Strauss’ new chapter with songs that bloom and twist around themselves, echoing the fear and delight and increasing clear-eyedness that came along with each fresh experience.—
Maura Johnston,
Rolling Stone,
16 Sep. 2025
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Polish airspace was violated by at least 19 Russian drones overnight, the country's prime minister said, in a torrent of activity that triggered a response from the NATO country's air force, which scrambled and downed several of the drones.—
Will Gretsky,
ABC News,
10 Sep. 2025
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In a 21-page ruling, Talwani found that ICE holding an 18-year-old migrant arrested on charges of shoplifting without a bond hearing violated his due process rights.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Sep. 2025
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Each new company will be under pressure to cut costs to please Wall Street, reinforcing the very short-term thinking that got Kraft Heinz into trouble in the first place.—
Hank Cardello,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The character became shorthand for difficult-to-please bosses no matter the industry, and Streep earned one of her many Oscar nominations for her performance.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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This enrapturing novel follows the fever dream aftermath of an author who wins a national literary award while another author visits a university that’s just experienced a mass shooting.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
31 Aug. 2025
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Last winter, Khamari parted ways with RCA, citing creative differences, and joined forces with independent record label Encore Recordings ahead of his new full-length, the enrapturing To Dry a Tear.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
22 Aug. 2025
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Molina, who is fascinated by silver screen legend Ingrid Luna (Jennifer Lopez), distracts himself and Valentín with a recounting of his favorite film of hers — The Kiss of the Spider Woman.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Sep. 2025
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That kind of content always fascinated me, both sides of it, actually, the victimology and the perpetrator’s perspective.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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To satisfy this demand, Nebius will supply Microsoft with dedicated capacity from a new data center located in Vineland, New Jersey, starting later this year.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Other tasters agreed these anchovies had a meaty texture, which made each fillet a satisfying several bites.—
Bon Appétit,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 Sep. 2025
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The Taylor and Travis corn maze will open on Saturday and folks at Johnson Farms hope the visitors will be enchanted.—
Tammy Ljungblad,
Kansas City Star,
12 Sep. 2025
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However, Labyrinth has since become a beloved cult favorite, continuing to enchant and delight viewers.—
Logan Karlie
September 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Sep. 2025
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Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Jakobi Meyers is not enthralled with the way the team has handled his contract status.—
Matthew Schmidt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Not everyone has been enthralled by this development.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
2 Sep. 2025
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