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
Entrees are equally spellbinding and a bit overwhelming.
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Jeff Kleinman, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2025
Before the show began, audience members stood for the Korean and U.S. national anthems, led by professional singers with spellbinding voices.
—Penny E Schwartz, Oc Register, 30 Mar. 2025
Their first-hand accounts — such as those from Jay Stratton, the former director of the government's Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force — are both spellbinding and disturbing.
—Johnny Dodd, People.com, 8 Mar. 2025
His low-voice tale was spellbinding, horrific, and heartbreaking.
—Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 16 Feb. 2025
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Jeff Kleinman, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2025
Before the show began, audience members stood for the Korean and U.S. national anthems, led by professional singers with spellbinding voices.
—Penny E Schwartz, Oc Register, 30 Mar. 2025
Their first-hand accounts — such as those from Jay Stratton, the former director of the government's Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force — are both spellbinding and disturbing.
—Johnny Dodd, People.com, 8 Mar. 2025
His low-voice tale was spellbinding, horrific, and heartbreaking.
—Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 16 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spellbind
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The bear — maybe fascinated by flying soot or maybe out of pure cussedness — had taken a fiendish delight in batting lengths of stovepipe around.—
Ted Updike,
Outdoor Life,
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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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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“Spellbind.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spellbind. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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