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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Recent Examples of rivet
The end of the murder prosecution is just the latest turn in a case that riveted the Grand Junction community and was controversial from the start.
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Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2026
But we've all been riveted by a much broader look at the Earth over the past week, literally and figuratively.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
Indeed, the first moon landing and the heroic return of Apollo 13 riveted people across the globe.
—Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
Pomona native and Cal Poly grad who flew Navy F-18s successfully launches as pilot of NASA’s riveting Artemis II mission around the moon, the first such voyage since the Apollo program in 1972.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2026
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Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2026
But we've all been riveted by a much broader look at the Earth over the past week, literally and figuratively.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
Indeed, the first moon landing and the heroic return of Apollo 13 riveted people across the globe.
—Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
Pomona native and Cal Poly grad who flew Navy F-18s successfully launches as pilot of NASA’s riveting Artemis II mission around the moon, the first such voyage since the Apollo program in 1972.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rivet
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But focusing on that figure alone shows a fundamental misunderstanding of civics, said James Owens, a spokesman for DeGette’s campaign.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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While that is still a possibility, Breslow hasn’t interviewed any candidates and is right now focused on supporting Tracy.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
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But the rally has become increasingly concentrated in a handful of heavyweight technology names, particularly memory-chip maker SK Hynix and electronics giant Samsung Electronics.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
3 June 2026
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These are staggering numbers amounting to 2%–3% of GDP, made all the more striking by how few hands they are concentrated in.—
Fortune,
Fortune,
2 June 2026
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“Rivet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rivet. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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