- present participle of fascinate.
fascinating
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But something fascinating was happening behind the scenes, coinciding with the disaster that had sent Olin overseas and left her bandmates, Augustin and Nathan Slone — located in New York City — shocked.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Mr. Bockino recounts the fascinating history of the point spread, which helped turned lopsided games into betting fodder.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
One fascinating sequence of photos records the actual detonation on July 16, 1945.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
The battle between them, and Dodds, to be part of GB's pre-eminent pairing as we move towards the next Winter Olympics will be fascinating.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
As Mami pulled her feet onto the rungs of her rocking chair and rubbed the goose bumps from her arms, I imagined a world of fascinating creatures slithering underfoot, drawing squiggly patterns on the dirt.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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