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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And for those who can bear to tear themselves away from the villa’s spellbinding beauty?
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Lysanne Currie, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Thanks to gorgeous graphics, spellbinding battle scenes and a hefty dose of symbolism, Chinese cinemagoers have streamed through the turnstiles in their millions to watch it.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
McPherson preached aboard the ship, and its passengers, spellbound by her blossoming charisma and moved by her plight, gathered just enough funds to buy the young widow and her baby train tickets to New York City, where Minnie would meet them in the fall of 1910.
—Casey Cep, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
Entrees are equally spellbinding and a bit overwhelming.
—Jeff Kleinman, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2025
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Lysanne Currie, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Thanks to gorgeous graphics, spellbinding battle scenes and a hefty dose of symbolism, Chinese cinemagoers have streamed through the turnstiles in their millions to watch it.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
McPherson preached aboard the ship, and its passengers, spellbound by her blossoming charisma and moved by her plight, gathered just enough funds to buy the young widow and her baby train tickets to New York City, where Minnie would meet them in the fall of 1910.
—Casey Cep, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
Entrees are equally spellbinding and a bit overwhelming.
—Jeff Kleinman, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spellbind
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The writer was fascinated with sharks after spotting them during childhood fishing trips with his father on Nantucket.—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
20 June 2025
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That stuff about the Gunn Mummy fascinates me though.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
18 June 2025
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The screenplay loses its way at the end but kids and adults will be enchanted by the inventive, eccentric characters and the rich animation.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
27 June 2025
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No longer interested in enchanting us, the filmmaker puts his audience through the wringer, and his kick-ass mentality is well-served by star Tom Cruise, who lives for these sorts of full-throttle roles.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
20 June 2025
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