as in interesting
holding the attention or provoking interest
a riveting explanation of light waves that fascinated the class
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as in focusing
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 riveting
Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 14 Feb. 2025
No Other Land This riveting, award-winning documentary made by an Israeli-Palestinian collective, about the years-long dismantling of several West Bank villages by the occupying IDF, was the toast of the festival circuit for most of 2024.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025
Strauss extracted key situations and themes from the case and then fictionalized it into this riveting six-part Netflix series.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
Conway turns the history of these six minerals into a riveting and entertaining narrative discussing geopolitics, with countries and companies as the main characters.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
In the process, Kelce’s role logically figures to become more of a secondary factor than the dynamic force who has been so riveting over the years.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 14 Feb. 2025
No Other Land This riveting, award-winning documentary made by an Israeli-Palestinian collective, about the years-long dismantling of several West Bank villages by the occupying IDF, was the toast of the festival circuit for most of 2024.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025
Strauss extracted key situations and themes from the case and then fictionalized it into this riveting six-part Netflix series.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
Conway turns the history of these six minerals into a riveting and entertaining narrative discussing geopolitics, with countries and companies as the main characters.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for riveting
Adjective
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Perhaps the most interesting detail came from Alonso, the only active F1 driver to attend an F1 ‘legends’ dinner held in London on Monday night.—
Luke Smith,
The Athletic,
22 Feb. 2025
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Di Placido covers TikTok and Twitter trends, breaking down interesting conversations and controversies surrounding celebrities and the entertainment industry, focusing on fantasy and sci-fi stories such as Star Wars and House of the Dragon.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram Silas Allen is an education reporter focusing on challenges and possible solutions in Fort Worth’s school system.—
Silas Allen,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Jan. 2025
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In a statement Monday on the appointment, Macy’s said Chavez spent his more than 45-year career in the retail industry focusing on luxury.—
David Moin,
WWD,
6 Jan. 2025
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Here, the film starts to pivot in intriguing ways, as Yehuda practically experiences real-time whiplash.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
24 Feb. 2025
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There’s an argument to make for and against each center fielder, which makes this position battle the most intriguing in camp.—
Katie Woo,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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This led to an explosion of technology development and, with funding concentrating on a smaller number of startups, set the playing field for 2025.—
Jeff Mahler,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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Since the trial began, the Amazons have ventured out about three times a week to paste messages on both sides of the ramparts, but mostly concentrating on the intra-muros area near the courthouse.—
Catherine Porter,
New York Times,
20 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
28 Feb. 2025
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There’s a wealth of fascinating bird species that can be found all across its boundaries, and while birdwatching destinations span from Lytle Ranch to the Idaho border, few sites can match the splendor of the Great Salt Lake.—
Jared Ranahan,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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In her engaging, candid book, Leite recounts her experience working as a prostitute in the brothels of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro and her eventual transformation into a social activist.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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That’s tremendously engaging, but humbling as well.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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As devoted family man and gung-ho DEA agent Hank Schrader, Dean Norris carried one of the show’s most absorbing and tragic arcs.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
20 Jan. 2025
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Following three teens who lived in the remote location from August to May, this lovely, absorbing, and patiently shot documentary premieres at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival on Sunday, January 25.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Riveting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riveting. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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