riveting
adjective
riv·et·ing
ˈri-və-tiŋ 
: having the power to fix the attention : engrossing, fascinating
a riveting story
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a riveting explanation of light waves that fascinated the class
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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.
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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
Over the two days that follow, Souleymane (played by non-professional actor Abou Sangaré in a riveting first performance) struggles to stay afloat while preparing for a crucial immigration asylum interview.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 30 Jan. 2025
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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
Over the two days that follow, Souleymane (played by non-professional actor Abou Sangaré in a riveting first performance) struggles to stay afloat while preparing for a crucial immigration asylum interview.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Riveting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/riveting. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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