as in appeal
the power of irresistible attraction
the fascination that the subject of dinosaurs has for most children
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Recent Examples of fascination
Shares have soared as artificial intelligence has become a mainstream fascination in recent years.
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Alex Harring, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
The viral fascination with pizza beans reveals our collective interest in the small, humanizing details of larger-than-life stories.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
His parents intermittently took him to the Amazon to stay with the Pirahã, a people legendary for speaking a language devoid of words for numbers and colors, which contributed to his lifelong fascination with linguistic and cognitive diversity.
—Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
The fascination with remote work seems to have waned.
—Christine Y. Cruzvergara, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Alex Harring, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
The viral fascination with pizza beans reveals our collective interest in the small, humanizing details of larger-than-life stories.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
His parents intermittently took him to the Amazon to stay with the Pirahã, a people legendary for speaking a language devoid of words for numbers and colors, which contributed to his lifelong fascination with linguistic and cognitive diversity.
—Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
The fascination with remote work seems to have waned.
—Christine Y. Cruzvergara, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fascination
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The three who remain on federal death row have filed appeals and legal challenges to their death sentences, which will need to be resolved before their executions can proceed.George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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That is likely due to the exclusion of data for schools with 10 or fewer student test scores for privacy purposes, along with an appeal and reconciliation process that may have been completed after the data was obtained by The Tennessean this summer.Rachel Wegner, The Tennessean, 31 Dec. 2024
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Venus enters Pisces on Jan. 2, dazzling your 10th house of career, authority and public persona, bringing balance, harmony and charm to your professional image.Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 Jan. 2025
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The stainless-steel bookcase adds to the vintage charm of the room while allowing light to filter through its shelves.Annabelle Dufraigne, Architectural Digest, 31 Dec. 2024
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Michele Herrmann, a Forbes contributor since 2018, is a freelance writer who reports on new hotels and attractions, travel trends, small ship cruising, public ...Michele Herrmann, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
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The films lead to streaming series which become theme park rides and attractions which can turn into stage shows and ice shows, with the characters making appearances around the globe.Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Jan. 2025
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Adding to the visual allure, sunglint appears over the Persian Gulf waters in the lower right corner of the image.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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The take-home message remains that the salience of a gold standard for financial discipline is due not only to the nature of gold itself but is a product of the fact that gold is a relatively scarce natural resource with the persistent allure of durability.Saleem H. Ali, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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The colorful venue brings the glamour of award-winning chef Björn Frantzén’s refined Nordic cuisine to Dubai’s golden city.Katharina Kotrba, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
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The goal is something timeless and not overworked; understated glamour with ethereal panache.Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Fascination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fascination. Accessed 7 Jan. 2025.
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