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to hold the attention of as if by a spell
discovered that the children were mesmerized by a television show
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Recent Examples of mesmerizing
Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 16 May 2026
Pop into the Palazzo delle Prigioni, around the corner from the Doge’s Palace, where Taiwain artist Li Yi-Fan takes a surreal and mesmerizing AI trip im Screen Melancholy.
—Erica Firpo, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
An emerald’s garden turns into a mesmerizing maze while curves turn a sapphire cabochon into a deep pool.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 13 May 2026
While the Giardini and nearby Arsenale area are the official sites of the Biennale, during the week leading up to the fair’s public opening, Venice transforms into a mesmerizing cultural carnival of events happening across the floating city.
—Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
Its rainbow rings are designed to be mesmerizing, capturing attention through movement rather than texture.
—Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 6 May 2026
The peaches are a mesmerizing sweet-and-spicy mixture that makes this Brie recipe absolutely irresistible.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 1 May 2026
The most lasting albums were built on the tradition of musique concrète, leading to dense, mesmerizing collages.
—Joshua Minsoo Kim, Pitchfork, 28 Apr. 2026
The collection of art is mesmerizing.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 16 May 2026
It’s been mesmerizing to watch Schoenbrun not only come out in real time over their last two films, but now come so much into their own powers as a storyteller.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 13 May 2026
Nonetheless, Munden added his own visual flair, with color saturation, distorted close-ups to show the characters’ disorientation, and mesmerizing shots of nature writ large (raging fires, roiling ocean waves, torrential storms) and small (ants devouring a bug).
—Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
Like many of my favorite live performances from decades before and since, these four are mesmerizing — albeit for very different reasons.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Authentic and proud cultural celebrations, luaus are uniquely entertaining and, at times, simply mesmerizing with Polynesian dancing and drumming as well as chants, songs and stories about ancient traditions, legends and epic Pacific Ocean migrations.
—Ben Davidson, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026
The haunting and moving scenes lensed inside this narrow alcove-like space were all really shot on-location and make for mesmerizing viewing.
—Thinus Ferreira, Variety, 6 Mar. 2026
Its misty mountains are mesmerizing and home to all kinds of plants and wildlife, including fireflies that synchronize for a few weeks each year.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 1 Mar. 2026
Far fewer visitors make it to this stunning natural attraction, known for its impenetrably turquoise water, so mesmerizing that it was once thought to be bottomless.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 23 Feb. 2026
Adjective
The sophisticated architecture includes a 41 mm white-gold case and bezel, a black ceramic mid-case and crown, a mesmerizing aventurine dial topped with three black opaline aluminium hour discs, and a matching black inner bezel with a second track and a larger 60-minute track.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 16 May 2026
Pop into the Palazzo delle Prigioni, around the corner from the Doge’s Palace, where Taiwain artist Li Yi-Fan takes a surreal and mesmerizing AI trip im Screen Melancholy.
—Erica Firpo, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
An emerald’s garden turns into a mesmerizing maze while curves turn a sapphire cabochon into a deep pool.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 13 May 2026
While the Giardini and nearby Arsenale area are the official sites of the Biennale, during the week leading up to the fair’s public opening, Venice transforms into a mesmerizing cultural carnival of events happening across the floating city.
—Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
Its rainbow rings are designed to be mesmerizing, capturing attention through movement rather than texture.
—Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 6 May 2026
The peaches are a mesmerizing sweet-and-spicy mixture that makes this Brie recipe absolutely irresistible.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 1 May 2026
The most lasting albums were built on the tradition of musique concrète, leading to dense, mesmerizing collages.
—Joshua Minsoo Kim, Pitchfork, 28 Apr. 2026
The collection of art is mesmerizing.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
Verb
Jaxon Smith-Njigba is mesmerizing in space, and dynamic playmakers adorn every level of this Seahawks roster.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 16 May 2026
It’s been mesmerizing to watch Schoenbrun not only come out in real time over their last two films, but now come so much into their own powers as a storyteller.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 13 May 2026
Nonetheless, Munden added his own visual flair, with color saturation, distorted close-ups to show the characters’ disorientation, and mesmerizing shots of nature writ large (raging fires, roiling ocean waves, torrential storms) and small (ants devouring a bug).
—Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
Like many of my favorite live performances from decades before and since, these four are mesmerizing — albeit for very different reasons.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Authentic and proud cultural celebrations, luaus are uniquely entertaining and, at times, simply mesmerizing with Polynesian dancing and drumming as well as chants, songs and stories about ancient traditions, legends and epic Pacific Ocean migrations.
—Ben Davidson, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026
The haunting and moving scenes lensed inside this narrow alcove-like space were all really shot on-location and make for mesmerizing viewing.
—Thinus Ferreira, Variety, 6 Mar. 2026
Its misty mountains are mesmerizing and home to all kinds of plants and wildlife, including fireflies that synchronize for a few weeks each year.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 1 Mar. 2026
Far fewer visitors make it to this stunning natural attraction, known for its impenetrably turquoise water, so mesmerizing that it was once thought to be bottomless.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 23 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mesmerizing
Adjective
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The prose is hypnotic, all the more so for its many digressions and parentheses, unveiling tiny set pieces like so many Fabergé eggs.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 May 2026
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The race there begins somberly in the museum before runners bound up one flight of stairs into a hallway that leads into the main stairwell; from there, the steps settle into continuous, shallow right turns providing a repetitive, hypnotic cadence.—
Michelle Sinclair Colman,
Curbed,
7 May 2026
Verb
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Wilentz, author of the 2010 book Dylan in America, wrote Volume 18‘s detailed, often fascinating 125-page liner notes that provides historical context for the expansive eight-CD set.—
Glenn Peoples,
Billboard,
7 Nov. 2025
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Once on the ground visitors can enjoy Greenland’s rugged coastal landscapes, fascinating indigenous Inuit culture, and the opportunity to experience the country at its primordial best.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The enthralling ballistic orchestra of internal-combustion engines provide the dramatic soundtrack to a motoring scene nothing short of cinematic.—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
11 May 2026
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Watching the two teams toggle schematic approaches mid-series and adjust rosters in the offseasons to better matchup with one another has produced an enthralling chess match.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
18 Apr. 2026
Verb
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That studio bosses of today don’t care about enchanting audiences.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Equally enchanting this fashion month were Celine’s colorful leather pouches—particularly in cobalt blue, a trending hue—as seen on Ramya Giangola and Yumi Shin below.—
Andrea Zendejas,
Vogue,
27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Two of the league’s riveting figures clashed.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
9 May 2026
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The Field of 64, established in 1985, worked fine, a manageable number that created just enough upsets to make the first round riveting.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
Adjective
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An especially visually striking debut, Mosquitoes exists in a saturated hyperreality that is consummately engrossing, and announces the Bertani sisters as formidable portraitists of girlhood cast against the backdrop of an alternately beautiful and oppressive world.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
29 Apr. 2026
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Crack into a can of craft beer, gaze at the wall plastered with polaroids of smiling patrons, and tuck into an engrossing read on one of the tweed armchairs.—
Kat Chen,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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In each one, an Oakland naïf—Cassius, Cootie, Corvette—was torn between a seductive capitalist and an inspiring left-wing organizer, one the path to fame and riches, the other to community and revolution.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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Instead, the seductive peacefulness of the house brought to her mind the contemplative sets in the BBC adaptation of Wolf Hall.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
Adjective
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There’s something alluring about Sally, who’s never far from a cigarette or a book, and how her beliefs counter Clarissa’s traditional ones.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
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But what may be the most alluring feature of the Buzz Lightyear Adistar Control 5 is a detail that will only be found on smaller-sized pairs.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
14 May 2026
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“Mesmerizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mesmerizing. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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