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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Welcome to Screen Gab, the newsletter for everyone wondering how to make each hour in their workday riveting for television viewers.
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Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Bells made of copper or composition metal (like steel) are cut from sheets of metal, then folded, riveted, and shaped.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
When Shahs of Sunset premiered on Bravo in 2012, viewers were instantly riveted.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 13 Jan. 2026
She is riveted as the actor playing Prince Hamlet (Noah Jupe) is onstage with her husband, Will, playing the ghost of his father, King Hamlet.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 5 Jan. 2026
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Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Bells made of copper or composition metal (like steel) are cut from sheets of metal, then folded, riveted, and shaped.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
When Shahs of Sunset premiered on Bravo in 2012, viewers were instantly riveted.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 13 Jan. 2026
She is riveted as the actor playing Prince Hamlet (Noah Jupe) is onstage with her husband, Will, playing the ghost of his father, King Hamlet.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 5 Jan. 2026
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The Washington Examiner learned that while ICE has publicly disclosed plans to buy roughly 10 warehouses and convert them into immigrant holding sites, another component of that plan focuses on gaining control of the land and buildings where existing detention sites are located.—
Anna Giaritelli,
The Washington Examiner,
15 Mar. 2026
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The 14ers are the supporters group of Summit FC, comprising of about 350 fans who are focused on supporting, engaging, and growing Colorado’s community of pro women’s soccer fans.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
15 Mar. 2026
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Chesterton’s Isabel Durkin said concentrating data centers where green energy is already available offers a disincentive for investing in new renewable energy sources and threatens the water supply in those areas.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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Jones, whose novel Kin has just been released, is often described as a timely writer, but to concentrate only on the contemporary urgency of her books is to ignore her clear interest in the past and its conventions.—
Lily Meyer,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Rivet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rivet. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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