as in to focus
to fix (as one's attention) steadily toward a central objective
everyone riveted their eyes on the trick that the magician was performing on stage
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The lurid case has riveted the public, but police have not released a potential motive, and a sweeping gag order has kept the parties from speaking publicly or revealing further details.
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Lauren Del Valle, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
Even the most mundane moments are riveting in the new deep-sea drama film Last Breath.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2025
There was a constant stream of leaking, infighting, and firings that riveted the White House press corps.
—Tevi Troy, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Feb. 2025
Ted Koppel’s Nightline, which was launched on ABC News during the period, also kept Americans riveted to the crisis.
—Jonathan Alter, TIME, 29 Dec. 2024
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Lauren Del Valle, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
Even the most mundane moments are riveting in the new deep-sea drama film Last Breath.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2025
There was a constant stream of leaking, infighting, and firings that riveted the White House press corps.
—Tevi Troy, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Feb. 2025
Ted Koppel’s Nightline, which was launched on ABC News during the period, also kept Americans riveted to the crisis.
—Jonathan Alter, TIME, 29 Dec. 2024
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“Rivet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rivet. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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