riveted

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As a gay man, he was also riveted by the emotional bond between the lead characters on “Heated Rivalry.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

"These bits here are the most impacted by rust," Petr told me, pointing at a nest of riveted joints and beams.

From BBC • Jul. 11, 2025

The “fluff balls of adorability,” as they were described on Facebook, had viewers riveted.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2025

After all, in junior high and high school, I was riveted by this country’s Civil War.

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2025

All the while, his eyes stayed riveted on the beetle blade scuttling across the forest floor.

From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner