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
The film is widely expected to be part of the Cannes lineup that’s due to be announced next week (Top Gun: Maverick riveted the Croisette back in 2022 replete with fighter jets buzzing the Palais).
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 3 Apr. 2025
She was riveted by his stories and photos from the final days and hours of U.S. engagement in Vietnam.
—Jennifer Brookland, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2025
Their love interests also showcase the differences between the identical twins: Smoke’s former love is Annie (a wise, raw, and riveting Wunmi Mosaku), a spiritual medicine woman still reeling from the grief of losing their infant child, whose potions and hoodoo knowledge come in handy later.
—Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 18 Apr. 2025
With a textured and riveted, shiny exterior, this sneaker is almost like jewelry for your foot, and can take you from sunup to sundown, when worn with office essentials like blazers, button downs, and trousers, to floaty dresses, for a more laid back approach.
—Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 20 Mar. 2025
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 3 Apr. 2025
She was riveted by his stories and photos from the final days and hours of U.S. engagement in Vietnam.
—Jennifer Brookland, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2025
Their love interests also showcase the differences between the identical twins: Smoke’s former love is Annie (a wise, raw, and riveting Wunmi Mosaku), a spiritual medicine woman still reeling from the grief of losing their infant child, whose potions and hoodoo knowledge come in handy later.
—Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 18 Apr. 2025
With a textured and riveted, shiny exterior, this sneaker is almost like jewelry for your foot, and can take you from sunup to sundown, when worn with office essentials like blazers, button downs, and trousers, to floaty dresses, for a more laid back approach.
—Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 20 Mar. 2025
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Musk has focused most of his criticism on how the domestic policy bill would balloon the deficit.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
5 June 2025
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While the Trump administration has focused much of its attention on the issues in Maine and California, launching federal investigations and even a Department of Justice lawsuit against Maine, the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) filed a civil rights complaint calling for federal intervention.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
5 June 2025
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These disruptions and the resulting symptoms like headaches, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, difficulty concentrating, memory lapses, balance issues, sensitivity to light and noise and personality changes can last minutes to days to even weeks and months.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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Paris Baguette has 58 locations in California, mostly concentrated in the Bay Area and Southern California.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacbee.com,
30 May 2025
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“Rivet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rivet. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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