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captivation







NOUN
enchantment
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Whatever Gyllenhaal wants to do, she does, which becomes its own act of captivation and reckless empowerment.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 4, 2026

What better way to crack the curiosity of the culturally intransigent than to make this history personal by way of someone whose superpower is captivation?

From Salon Aug. 9, 2023

There was a certain captivation among the crowd as the future NFL player breezed through agility drills.

From Seattle Times Mar. 28, 2023

The poets and philosophizers of Toronto think there is more behind the city’s captivation with the fox family.

From New York Times May 18, 2020

If all the varied hues of captivation her changing humor wore were but the deep practised lures of coquetry?

From The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) by Lever, Charles James




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