as in to fascinate
to hold the attention of as if by a spell
the tale about pirates and their buried treasure had completely spellbound the children
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Recent Examples of spellbind
Later this week: Two additional Sly & the Family Stone No. 1s take the group into darker and murkier territory, with similarly spellbinding results.
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Paul Grein, Billboard, 11 June 2025
Crossing the equator, Earhart was spellbound by the sprawling Amazon River below.
—Laurie Gwen Shapiro, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
These spellbinding historical passages serve as a ballast to Lina and Wui’s uncertain existence.
—Lauren Leblanc, New York Times, 20 May 2025
And for those who can bear to tear themselves away from the villa’s spellbinding beauty?
—Lysanne Currie, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
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Paul Grein, Billboard, 11 June 2025
Crossing the equator, Earhart was spellbound by the sprawling Amazon River below.
—Laurie Gwen Shapiro, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
These spellbinding historical passages serve as a ballast to Lina and Wui’s uncertain existence.
—Lauren Leblanc, New York Times, 20 May 2025
And for those who can bear to tear themselves away from the villa’s spellbinding beauty?
—Lysanne Currie, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
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Growing up in the tiny town of Kingston, Minnesota, population less than 200, Tanner had always been fascinated by extreme weather.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The president is known to be fascinated with the sport, having attended three UFC events since his election in November.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
13 Aug. 2025
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From the Rhine’s romantic bends past half-timbered villages and Gothic cathedrals to the Danube’s imperial sweep through Vienna, Budapest, and Bratislava—each voyage is a sensory mosaic of medieval history, fine European cuisine, and enchanting culture.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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Mingle with enchanting wizards, witches, elves, fairies, princesses and dragons.—
Caroline Ritzie,
The Enquirer,
25 July 2025
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“Spellbind.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spellbind. Accessed 29 Aug. 2025.
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