as in fascinating
to hold the attention of as if by a spell
the crowd was hypnotized by the powerful, eloquent speaker
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hypnotizing
Adjective
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This week, Tyler, the Creator surprise releases a dance-forward LP, Drake teams up with Central Cee for a hypnotic club banger, and Lola Young delivers some sunny escapism.—
Rolling Stone,
Rolling Stone,
25 July 2025 -
Osbourne sang in the high howl of a man being burned at the stake, and his melodies unfolded in a slow, hypnotic smolder.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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Lop off the tops and bottoms of giant heirloom tomatoes like Cherokee Purples or Red Zebras endowed with divine characteristics through fine lineage, including a gorgeous ugliness, striking Technicolors, patterns, and a seductive sweetness.—
Catharine Kaufman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 July 2025
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Its power rests in Benicio del Toro as the shady international businessman Anatole Korda, a sly, seductive operator who is trying to firm up his many enterprises and bequeath them to his daughter, Liesl, played marvelously by Mia Threapleton.—
Taylor Antrim,
Vogue,
21 July 2025
Adjective
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The non-alcohol market has been particularly alluring, a portion of the business that’s expected to be worth $5 billion in the U.S. by 2028, according to industry researcher IWSR.—
John Kell,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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With a 45% rebate — in hard cash, not tax credits — crew depth honed over 60 years of TV production, and a king who hand-delivers vintage jeeps, Jordan’s pitch is alluring.—
Essie Assibu,
Variety,
15 July 2025
Adjective
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In this delightfully absorbing novel, an isolated house in the middle of a menacing desert landscape serves as the backdrop of a reality-TV competition.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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Borrowing from a range of familiar sources, most notably the work of Octavia Butler, Thorne crafts a tense and absorbing story about the Freeman family’s attempt to survive in a world ravaged by disease, famine and a brutal civil war.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
HollywoodReporter,
3 July 2025
Adjective
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The movie is a real-world thriller that’s also a riveting character study that’s also a portrait of the place where the reactionary politics of today curdles into obsession.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
10 July 2025
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Like the rest of the hotel, the 179 rooms eschew boring and beige in favor of riveting and red.—
Jennifer Kester,
Forbes.com,
3 July 2025
Adjective
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Miral could of course build multiple parks on the land which is three times bigger than Tokyo DisneySea, widely considered to be the world's most immersive and engrossing theme park.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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Her immersive, richly detailed adaptation of Alexandra Fuller’s 2001 memoir of the same name is an engrossing drama told from a child’s perspective, in this case that of inquisitive 8-year-old Bobo (Lex Venter, giving one of the most perceptive child performances ever).—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
17 July 2025
Adjective
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Though the film captured a moment in time, Cher's magnetic charm and the script's forever quotable one-liners and '90s slang have continued to win over audiences of all ages.—
Julia Emmanuele,
People.com,
19 July 2025
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Optional extras include mini-carabiner and magnetic quick-release carriers.—
Ben Coxworth
July 15,
New Atlas,
15 July 2025
Adjective
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Deep in the heart of Bakewell’s cobbled town square stands The Old Original Bakewell Pudding Shop, inside a charming 17th-century stone building, once owned by the Duke of Rutland.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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The show sees a group of charming young islanders arrive in Mallorca, Spain, to find love.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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“Hypnotizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypnotizing. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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