as in to focus
to fix (as one's attention) steadily toward a central objective
everyone riveted their eyes on the trick that the magician was performing on stage
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Recent Examples of rivet
On a tour of the ship’s engine room, he was riveted by a mechanism automatically recording the movements of the ship’s propeller.
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Alison J. Stein, thehustle.co, 1 May 2026
The end of the murder prosecution is just the latest turn in a case that riveted the Grand Junction community and was controversial from the start.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2026
But we've all been riveted by a much broader look at the Earth over the past week, literally and figuratively.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
Indeed, the first moon landing and the heroic return of Apollo 13 riveted people across the globe.
—Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
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Alison J. Stein, thehustle.co, 1 May 2026
The end of the murder prosecution is just the latest turn in a case that riveted the Grand Junction community and was controversial from the start.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2026
But we've all been riveted by a much broader look at the Earth over the past week, literally and figuratively.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
Indeed, the first moon landing and the heroic return of Apollo 13 riveted people across the globe.
—Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rivet
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As Winter Meetings began Monday, the Boston Red Sox continue to focus on adding a power bat to the lineup.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
9 Dec. 2025
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Cambodia is focused on regime protection, rural stability, and defense cooperation with Beijing and other ASEAN countries, the website added.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Dec. 2025
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The California acreage is concentrated in Napa Valley, Paso Robles, Sonoma County, Lake County and the Central Coast.—
Lizzie Kane,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
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Target has been concentrating on overhauling its fashions.—
Anne D'Innocenzio,
Fortune,
16 June 2026
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“Rivet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rivet. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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