as in to interest
to hold the attention of
a mystery story that will engross readers all the way to the surprise ending
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Recent Examples of engross
Elphaba is engrossed in her studies, while Glinda struggles with her beginner's wand.
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Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
Cameos of characters from the original movies kept die-hard fans engrossed and critics lapped it up with its Rotten Tomatoes score not dipping below 90% across five seasons.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
Expedition team members lead engrossing lectures, and also spend free time engaged in conversations with passengers.
—Janice Wald Henderson, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2024
Some of you may have been deeply engrossed in communications projects like a proposal for a VIP, a contract negotiation, the launch of an endeavor or travel.
—Kyle Thomas, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
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Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
Cameos of characters from the original movies kept die-hard fans engrossed and critics lapped it up with its Rotten Tomatoes score not dipping below 90% across five seasons.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
Expedition team members lead engrossing lectures, and also spend free time engaged in conversations with passengers.
—Janice Wald Henderson, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2024
Some of you may have been deeply engrossed in communications projects like a proposal for a VIP, a contract negotiation, the launch of an endeavor or travel.
—Kyle Thomas, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for engross
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What interested me most—and by now this shouldn’t surprise you—was her experience with the patch.—
Nell Beram,
Allure,
5 Feb. 2025
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Claudia Roden’s Mediterranean Claudia Roden's Mediterranean: Treasured Recipes from a Lifetime of Travel $40 $21 Amazon A major influence on Ottolenghi himself, Claudia Roden is a name to know for anybody interested the vast landscape of Mediterranean cuisine.—
Wilder Davies,
Bon Appétit,
30 Jan. 2025
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This intimate yacht-style cruise immersed in the vibrancy of Panama and Costa Rica with an emphasis on responsible tourism – a cornerstone of the five-year-old partnership between Le Ponant and Smithsonian Journeys, the travel program of the Smithsonian Institution.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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Released by Ava Duvernay’s Array, the latter weaves together three stories of small-town characters immersed in the intimidating, alluring, and dangerous world of big-city Johannesburg and Soweto.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2025
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Trump first got intrigued with Atlantic City in the late 1970s, after gambling became legal and casinos reported $134 million of citywide revenue in their first year.—
Dan Alexander,
Forbes,
8 Feb. 2025
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The Mets have been intrigued by the possibility of his velocity in a relief role, but valued the starting pitching depth in the past.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
8 Feb. 2025
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And that also fascinates me, how one piece of clothing can have that many different styles and expressions to it—the wash, the color, the shape, the length, the waist, low slung, high waist, straight leg, wide leg.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
13 Feb. 2025
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Endora was basically a drag queen, so everyone was fascinated by that.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
12 Feb. 2025
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Delle had set the glass on the floor, and was now occupying her hands by picking at her inky black manicure.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2025
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Russia now occupies some 20% of Ukraine’s territory.—
Scott Peterson,
The Christian Science Monitor,
14 Feb. 2025
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The project could involve one market or multiple spots across different neighborhoods, Merritt said.—
Talia Soglin,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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The big picture: For more than 100 years, Disney has prided itself on being a family-friendly brand that doesn't get involved in politics.—
Sara Fischer,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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The hope it that the new BRT line will reduce transit travel time along the corridor by up to 30 minutes and attract 33,000 daily riders by 2040.—
Elliott Wenzler,
The Denver Post,
16 Feb. 2025
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No physician wants to unduly attract the agency’s attention.—
Moises Velasquez-Manoff Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Zak Mouton,
New York Times,
16 Feb. 2025
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The flight attendant sighed, took a step back without leaving the scene, busied himself with brushing invisible crumbs off his uniform.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2025
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The evocation of the boy’s impure actions, as well as the undertow of sexuality in both his parish priest’s solicitude and his father’s violence, caught the attention of the censors, who typically busied themselves outlawing pulp erotica.—
Sam Sacks,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
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“Engross.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engross. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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