as in to fascinate
to hold the attention of as if by a spell
the tale about pirates and their buried treasure had completely spellbound the children
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Matching the huge magnitude of the show were spellbinding looks styled by Joseph Cassell Falconer.
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Christian Allaire, Vogue, 31 Dec. 2024
Palace’s run of seven games unbeaten at the end of the 2023-23 season under Glasner was special, borderline unbelievable, maybe even spellbinding, possibly magical.
—Matt Woosnam, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
For the purity of an enthralling contest which swung both ways and led you with it, the 3-3 draw with Liverpool in early December was spellbinding.
—George Caulkin, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
That’s quite the cliffhanger to close on, and quite the span of time for the series’ spellbinding atmosphere to lose its hold on the audience.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 7 Jan. 2025
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Christian Allaire, Vogue, 31 Dec. 2024
Palace’s run of seven games unbeaten at the end of the 2023-23 season under Glasner was special, borderline unbelievable, maybe even spellbinding, possibly magical.
—Matt Woosnam, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
For the purity of an enthralling contest which swung both ways and led you with it, the 3-3 draw with Liverpool in early December was spellbinding.
—George Caulkin, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
That’s quite the cliffhanger to close on, and quite the span of time for the series’ spellbinding atmosphere to lose its hold on the audience.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Spellbind.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spellbind. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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