as in to focus
to fix (as one's attention) steadily toward a central objective
everyone riveted their eyes on the trick that the magician was performing on stage
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Recent Examples of rivet
Bells made of copper or composition metal (like steel) are cut from sheets of metal, then folded, riveted, and shaped.
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
When Shahs of Sunset premiered on Bravo in 2012, viewers were instantly riveted.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 13 Jan. 2026
She is riveted as the actor playing Prince Hamlet (Noah Jupe) is onstage with her husband, Will, playing the ghost of his father, King Hamlet.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 5 Jan. 2026
Even with my winter boots and sturdy soles, caution dictates a short stride, a shuffling gait end eyes riveted to the slippery ground.
—Thomas Cangelosi, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for rivet
Bestreviews, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
When Shahs of Sunset premiered on Bravo in 2012, viewers were instantly riveted.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 13 Jan. 2026
She is riveted as the actor playing Prince Hamlet (Noah Jupe) is onstage with her husband, Will, playing the ghost of his father, King Hamlet.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 5 Jan. 2026
Even with my winter boots and sturdy soles, caution dictates a short stride, a shuffling gait end eyes riveted to the slippery ground.
—Thomas Cangelosi, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for rivet
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Before long, smitten cast members, including Sarah Sherman and a cameraman wearing an I (Heart) Harry shirt who kept focusing on Styles, proved too much for Gosling, who called off a big song and dance number featuring most of the cast in silver space attire.—
Omar L. Gallaga,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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Building an ultrathin nickelate with atomic precision The team focused on a compound called La₃Ni₂O₇, a nickelate made of nickel and oxygen atoms arranged in layered structures.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Mar. 2026
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Russell let the rest of Taylor-Joy's long hair fall in loose, barely there waves, with most of the curl concentrated just at the ends for movement and swish factor.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
3 Mar. 2026
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The geyser has an acidic chemistry, but the acid is not concentrated, according to the USGS, which compared its water to having a similar acidity to orange juice or vinegar.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Rivet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rivet. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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