1
as in to excite
to fill with great joy
enraptured upon learning that he would be attending college on a full sports scholarship
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as in to enthral
to fill with overwhelming emotion (as wonder or delight)
this classic ballet of the Christmas season never fails to enrapture audiences young and old
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Recent Examples of enrapture
Growing up in Queens, Bernadette Peters was enraptured by trips into Manhattan to see the dinosaurs at the American Museum of Natural History.
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Sarah Bahr, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
The audience was enraptured in a deep meditation from start to finish.
—Anna Haines, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Most audience members were enraptured, bouncing along to the songs and enthusiastically cheering for the band members.
—Britt Julious, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
However, go back and watch — from the first moment Murphy, then all of 19, stepped in front of the cameras, audiences were enraptured.
—Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 16 Feb. 2025
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Sarah Bahr, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
The audience was enraptured in a deep meditation from start to finish.
—Anna Haines, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Most audience members were enraptured, bouncing along to the songs and enthusiastically cheering for the band members.
—Britt Julious, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
However, go back and watch — from the first moment Murphy, then all of 19, stepped in front of the cameras, audiences were enraptured.
—Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 16 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for enrapture
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enrapture
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The first sign that his tour might excite the public came on the opening day, in Omaha, where the organizers switched venues to accommodate a rush of attendees and still had to turn hundreds more away.—
Evan Osnos,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
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Shadow on projects that excite you (with your manager’s permission).—
Dilan Gomih,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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This has delighted Cruise's fans online, who can't stop posting about Cruise's love for a buttery tub.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
22 May 2025
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With more than 155,000 upvotes on TikTok, Milo's inclusion in his owner's daily prayers delighted internet users.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 May 2025
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Fahy is a lot of fun playing against recent type as a blue-collar woman who has zero interest in the glamorous, opulent world that so fascinates her sister.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
22 May 2025
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Written by Washington Post journalists Bob Woodward and Scott Armstrong, the first-ever inside account of the Supreme Court fascinated her.—
Brian Hamilton,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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Spadaro was being treated for the gunshot wounds, and law enforcement agencies are investigating whether she may have been intoxicated.—
Minyvonne Burke,
NBC news,
22 May 2025
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The officials are investigating whether Spadaro was intoxicated during the incident on CIA property in Langley, Virginia.—
Kevin Breuninger,
CNBC,
22 May 2025
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Photo: Warner Bros/Courtesy Everett Collection Seemingly every spring brings a critical and commercial hit that enthralls the cinematic community and challenges awards voters to find room for it come Oscar season.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
1 May 2025
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Arguably the most esteemed contemporary musician on the planet, McCartney stepped away from the stadiums that have been his playground for decades to enthrall a crowd of about 500 at the Bowery Ballroom Tuesday night.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA TODAY,
12 Feb. 2025
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The sequel to Practical Magic is aiming to enchant viewers in the fall of 2026.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
6 May 2025
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She was enchanted by the centuries-old wood plank floors, scarred and slightly sloped.—
Leilani Marie Labong,
Architectural Digest,
5 May 2025
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The service offers a number of filters for other dietary requirements, and satisfying taste and texture—not always a guarantee on ready-to-eat meals.—
Matthew Korfhage,
Wired News,
28 May 2025
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Longer than a truck with a trailer (reaching up to almost 79 feet long) and weighting almost twice as much, Megalodon, ruled the oceans between 20–3 million years ago, frequently on the hunt for prey to satisfy its astonishing 100,000 kilocalories-per-day nutritional demand.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 May 2025
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But even when the storytelling falters, the film’s pulse beats steady in its ravishing iPhone cinematography, credited to Ko-Chin Chen and Tzu-Hao Kao.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
15 May 2025
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After this, the former’s reputation as a ravishing period drama regular was firmly cemented.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Enrapture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enrapture. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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