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
Before the show began, audience members stood for the Korean and U.S. national anthems, led by professional singers with spellbinding voices.
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Penny E Schwartz, Oc Register, 30 Mar. 2025
Their first-hand accounts — such as those from Jay Stratton, the former director of the government's Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force — are both spellbinding and disturbing.
—Johnny Dodd, People.com, 8 Mar. 2025
His low-voice tale was spellbinding, horrific, and heartbreaking.
—Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 16 Feb. 2025
Matching the huge magnitude of the show were spellbinding looks styled by Joseph Cassell Falconer.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 31 Dec. 2024
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Penny E Schwartz, Oc Register, 30 Mar. 2025
Their first-hand accounts — such as those from Jay Stratton, the former director of the government's Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force — are both spellbinding and disturbing.
—Johnny Dodd, People.com, 8 Mar. 2025
His low-voice tale was spellbinding, horrific, and heartbreaking.
—Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 16 Feb. 2025
Matching the huge magnitude of the show were spellbinding looks styled by Joseph Cassell Falconer.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 31 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spellbind
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The concept fascinated me—creating designs and selling custom products without needing to manage inventory.—
Sarim Nadeem,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2025
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Hobbyist diver Dom Robinson has spent the past three decades exploring shipwrecks, which have fascinated him since childhood.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 May 2025
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Wolfgang Petersen's poignant take on The NeverEnding Story might slightly lack the depth and sophistication of its source material — Michael Ende's expansive fantasy novel — but the result is still enchanting escapism, with effects and tricks that hold up pretty well.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
EW.com,
10 May 2025
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This enchanting Moroccan city is ready for its close-up.—
Paul Brady,
Travel + Leisure,
8 May 2025
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“Spellbind.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spellbind. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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