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
Indeed, the first moon landing and the heroic return of Apollo 13 riveted people across the globe.
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Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
Pomona native and Cal Poly grad who flew Navy F-18s successfully launches as pilot of NASA’s riveting Artemis II mission around the moon, the first such voyage since the Apollo program in 1972.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2026
The trial The trial began in September 2024 and riveted the country.
—Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Apr. 2026
National attention shifted long ago, riveted by political rivalries, corruption scandals, and acrimonious elections.
—Brendan King, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
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Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
Pomona native and Cal Poly grad who flew Navy F-18s successfully launches as pilot of NASA’s riveting Artemis II mission around the moon, the first such voyage since the Apollo program in 1972.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2026
The trial The trial began in September 2024 and riveted the country.
—Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Apr. 2026
National attention shifted long ago, riveted by political rivalries, corruption scandals, and acrimonious elections.
—Brendan King, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rivet
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Policymakers certainly ought to focus on this.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
10 May 2026
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Over the past two decades, schools have started requiring even the youngest children to focus on more challenging academic tasks.—
Stacker,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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In all, six of the seven most dangerous states are concentrated in the South and Mountain-West regions.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Apr. 2026
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The workers getting squeezed today are concentrated in a particular kind of role, at a particular kind of company, in a particular geography.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Rivet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rivet. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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