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fascinate

[fas-uh-neyt] / ˈfæs əˌneɪt /


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And with a memoir like this it will be the extra details that will fascinate people.

From BBC Sep. 21, 2026

He’s a student of life as much as he is filmmaking, a humanist who forges connections with spectacular sights of the things that frighten and fascinate us the most.

From Salon Jun. 28, 2026

And maybe that is the reason why Monroe continues to fascinate.

From Los Angeles Times May 28, 2026

The family continues to fascinate the American psyche several decades and generations later.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 12, 2026

I really have hustler friends and jazz musician friends—I’m becoming part of the two corners of Harlem that fascinate me most.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz

“His process fascinates me to no end,” said Robby Fletcher, a Goth Babe fan who has been to four of his shows.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

But it is what lies beneath that fascinates him most.

From BBC Jul. 3, 2026

As a writer who is both gay and old enough to have watched the internet explode into the nefarious monster it’s become, the way language transforms online both irks and fascinates me.

From Salon May 10, 2026

Despite being so vocal, Cudi still retains a mystique quality that fascinates fans.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 1, 2026

It fascinates us, but it rules the Gethenians, dominates them.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

He was fascinated by the camera operators who followed his Mudcats exploits and asked them to teach him how they worked.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2026

The idea fascinated Juan Manuel Vazquez while he was a graduate student at the University of Chicago.

From Science Daily Sep. 12, 2026

“I’ve always been fascinated by deep-sea animals,” Pereira said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2026

"I'm fascinated by doing things that people say can't be done."

From Barron's Sep. 3, 2026

And that, my friends,” he said to the room full of fascinated students, “is how we bring the geometry! Boo-yah!”

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein

Stevens digs into the drink’s history and tells a fascinating tale about Prohibition and the delicious outcome of cultural fusion between the U.S. and Mexico.

From Slate Sep. 21, 2026

It’s a fascinating case study in how to market a high-trust product when brand equity is lagging.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

As Esteller described it, her biology showed a "fascinating duality: the simultaneous presence of signals of extreme aging and of healthy longevity."

From Science Daily Sep. 11, 2026

“He was a really fascinating guy,” Joann says.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

They weren't rich, but what Hugh's family lacked financially they more than made up for with the sort of exoticism that works wonders at cocktail parties, leading always to the remark "That sounds fascinating."

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris




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