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
Democrats are riveted by the prospect of a Bronin vs. Larson bout for the next 13 months.
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Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2025
YouTube and Netflix together account for 20% of TV viewing – news that would seemingly rivet advertiser attention.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 17 July 2025
The gruesome case has riveted the public and has already been featured in multiple true crime documentaries.
—Lauren Del Valle, CNN Money, 17 July 2025
In Canada, the country is riveted to this Stanley Cup Final.
—Richard Deitsch, New York Times, 17 June 2025
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Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2025
YouTube and Netflix together account for 20% of TV viewing – news that would seemingly rivet advertiser attention.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 17 July 2025
The gruesome case has riveted the public and has already been featured in multiple true crime documentaries.
—Lauren Del Valle, CNN Money, 17 July 2025
In Canada, the country is riveted to this Stanley Cup Final.
—Richard Deitsch, New York Times, 17 June 2025
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In prior years, Russia focused on hitting Ukrainian power plants, whereas Kyiv focused on keeping them up as its Western backers hit Moscow with sanctions and global energy firms pulled out en masse.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Fox directed the Indigenous Women’s Voices Series, which focuses on the healing and empowerment of Native women and was released in 2020.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
28 Aug. 2025
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Look at a small object, concentrating on its details.—
Elina Landman,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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As a result, retail investors are missing out on much of today’s economic growth, which is increasingly concentrated in private markets.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
24 Aug. 2025
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“Rivet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rivet. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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