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
Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Don’t miss this riveting addition to the Family Business universe.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 7 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, Netflix’s riveting dramedy/thriller Baby Reindeer picked up awards for Best Limited Series, Anthology Series or Made-for-TV Movie in addition to Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role for Jessica Gunning.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 7 Jan. 2025
Black Box Diaries will begin streaming on Paramount+ with Showtime on January 7.
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French-Senegalese director Mati Diop announces herself as a rare documentary auteur with Dahomey, a riveting exploration of the meaning of artifacts looted from West Africa by France.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Dec. 2024
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California More than 9,000 homes, structures damaged or destroyed in Palisades, Eaton fires, officials say
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Fleming offered a riveting play-by-play of the day’s events.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Don’t miss this riveting addition to the Family Business universe.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 7 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, Netflix’s riveting dramedy/thriller Baby Reindeer picked up awards for Best Limited Series, Anthology Series or Made-for-TV Movie in addition to Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role for Jessica Gunning.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 7 Jan. 2025
Black Box Diaries will begin streaming on Paramount+ with Showtime on January 7.
Dahomey
French-Senegalese director Mati Diop announces herself as a rare documentary auteur with Dahomey, a riveting exploration of the meaning of artifacts looted from West Africa by France.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for riveting
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But that doesn’t mean that Bennu hasn’t all at once become one of the most biologically interesting objects in the solar system.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
TIME,
29 Jan. 2025
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So, life always offers us really interesting storylines, unfortunately.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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In a period when most high end e-tailers were focusing on the top tier of clients only, and dropping contemporary and mid-level brands, Zalando continued to push these brands.—
Tianwei Zhang,
WWD,
6 Jan. 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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More intriguing will be how each player uses their new affinity for the other’s calling card, as an efficient winning machine and a great showman meet — just not in the way tennis fans would have expected.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
The Athletic,
19 Jan. 2025
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McCarthy, 61, instantly became one of the more intriguing names in this hiring cycle.—
Dan Wiederer,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Jan. 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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To enhance your memory, begin by concentrating on one task at a time.—
Mill Etienne,
Forbes,
20 Dec. 2024
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Trial and Error Sea Level offers a fascinating account of how science is often a piecemeal undertaking of trial and error.—
Bruce Dorminey,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Gates is a fascinating emerging figure in the industry, recognizable to cinephiles for her brief turns in Twin Peaks: The Return, Uncut Gems, and Challengers as the poor woman in estate law who matches with Patrick Zweig on Tinder, as well as being the granddaughter of screenwriter Joan Tewkesbury.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
23 Jan. 2025
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Main Events in The Arena The Arena is where Bett’s brightest ideas and most engaging conversations unfold.—
Dan Fitzpatrick,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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That may sound intimidating, but Sharma has a way of making learning super technical and random information about taste very fun and engaging.—
Wilder Davies,
Bon Appétit,
17 Jan. 2025
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Skip to main content Our editors and critics choose the most captivating, notable, brilliant, surprising, absorbing, weird, thought-provoking, and talked-about reads.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
22 Jan. 2025
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Sacred Fig is an absorbing examination of the status of women in the Middle East and a reminder that your father is a member of the very patriarchy that’s suppressing your freedoms.—
Scott Phillips,
Forbes,
4 Jan. 2025
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“Riveting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riveting. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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