as in to fascinate
to hold the attention of as if by a spell
the tale about pirates and their buried treasure had completely spellbound the children
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Recent Examples of spellbind
Show off the spellbinding aspects of these wickedly good drinks by serving the sippers in clear bowls and glassware.
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Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Aug. 2025
Later this week: Two additional Sly & the Family Stone No. 1s take the group into darker and murkier territory, with similarly spellbinding results.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 11 June 2025
Halle Berry Video: Getty Images As one of the official jury members of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, Berry was bound to deliver a plentiful array of spellbinding fashions.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 25 May 2025
One vaguely remembers being spellbound by a feature about blind people surviving a plane crash and making their way down a mountain.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
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Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Aug. 2025
Later this week: Two additional Sly & the Family Stone No. 1s take the group into darker and murkier territory, with similarly spellbinding results.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 11 June 2025
Halle Berry Video: Getty Images As one of the official jury members of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, Berry was bound to deliver a plentiful array of spellbinding fashions.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 25 May 2025
One vaguely remembers being spellbound by a feature about blind people surviving a plane crash and making their way down a mountain.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
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Molina, who is fascinated by silver screen legend Ingrid Luna (Jennifer Lopez), distracts himself and Valentín with a recounting of his favorite film of hers — The Kiss of the Spider Woman.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Sep. 2025
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That kind of content always fascinated me, both sides of it, actually, the victimology and the perpetrator’s perspective.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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The Taylor and Travis corn maze will open on Saturday and folks at Johnson Farms hope the visitors will be enchanted.—
Tammy Ljungblad,
Kansas City Star,
12 Sep. 2025
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However, Labyrinth has since become a beloved cult favorite, continuing to enchant and delight viewers.—
Logan Karlie
September 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Spellbind.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spellbind. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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