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captivating

[kap-tuh-vey-ting] / ˈkæp təˌveɪ tɪŋ /








ADJECTIVE
endearing
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Plenty of other performers get strong support, including “Seven Kingdoms’ ” 11-year-old Dexter Sol Ansell, who Lorraine Ali says made his show “a captivating watch.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

When they first started hosting these events, Bowens wasn’t sure how captivating they’d be.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Instead, Tuesday is D-Day for the captivating Spygate story.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

The book examines the physics of cosmic expansion alongside a captivating account of how the previously accepted “steady state” model collapsed under the weight of evidence.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Madame coquetted with him in the most captivating and naive manner, with eyes, gestures, and a profusion of compliments, till the Colonel’s old head felt thirty years younger on his padded shoulders.

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin




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