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- a riveting explanation of light waves that fascinated the class
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- boring,
- drab,
- dry,
- dull,
- heavy,
- monotonous,
- tedious,
- uninteresting
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verbSynonyms of riveting (Entry 2 of 2)
- everyone riveted their eyes on the trick that the magician was performing on stage
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“Riveting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riveting. Accessed 24 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of riveting was in 1677
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