as in interesting
holding the attention or provoking interest
an intriguing concept that should engender much debate among climatologists
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as in plotting
to engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends
evidence that the leading manufacturers had intrigued to keep prices artificially high
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as in fascinating
to hold the attention of
the mystery story intrigued me so that I read it in one sitting
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Recent Examples of intriguing
Jenny Peters, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
Play Together is an intriguing option.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
Genetic work, too, flagged genes similar to tubulin, an intriguing finding.
—Veronique Greenwood, Quanta Magazine, 8 Sep. 2025
The European Space Agency is currently readying its Comet Interceptor project for launch in 2029 to deal with intriguing comets that suddenly appear.
—Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
First panning for gold in the rivers, the search here gave way to huge underground mines, including the famed Empire Mine, which is now an intriguing state historic park in Nevada County’s Grass Valley.
—Jenny Peters, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
Play Together is an intriguing option.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
Genetic work, too, flagged genes similar to tubulin, an intriguing finding.
—Veronique Greenwood, Quanta Magazine, 8 Sep. 2025
The European Space Agency is currently readying its Comet Interceptor project for launch in 2029 to deal with intriguing comets that suddenly appear.
—Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intriguing
Adjective
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That's a really interesting way to put it.—
H. Alan Scott,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Sign up for our Park Life newsletter and find out what’s new and interesting every week at Southern California’s theme parks.—
Robert Niles,
Oc Register,
16 Sep. 2025
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Still, no reason to do this to Kyle, who is just only recovering from his self-destructive spiral and who has no idea that his friend is plotting to steal his girl again.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
9 Sep. 2025
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Its director, and franchise mastermind, Rian Johnson has proven himself a master of the whodunnit form with these films, showing a knack for Agatha Christie puzzle-plotting that, well, the actual adapters of Christie haven’t shown in recent years.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
8 Sep. 2025
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Understanding that a hot exo-atmosphere would be large and inflated in size, and that graphite would absorb practically all of the starlight impacting that atmosphere if there were a high-altitude layer of it, represents a fascinating scenario for explaining the features of these planets.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
10 Sep. 2025
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Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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Its plots were familiar yet engaging, and its characters were the kind viewers wanted to spend time with week after week.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The process of sitting became vitally important to Bella, as did proving herself an engaging enough companion.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Intriguing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intriguing. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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