hypnotic
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Although technically written in 4/4 time, the piano and percussion play eighth-note triplets throughout, creating a soothing, hypnotic effect.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
Hoover co-wrote the screenplay alongside Lauren Levine, which is why the film bears the same strangely hypnotic, if confusing, pull as her novels.
From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026
The host handed me a blindfold and Bose noise-canceling headphones, playing the hypnotic sounds of a space drum with birds chirping in the distance.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026
Tracks like the hypnotic “Tu Sancho” and the gritty “Marlboro Rojo” topped the Mexican Billboard chart, with the latter earning the No. 1 spot on the Hot Latin Songs list.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026
I guess it was the sound of the siren or the people pushing around me that shattered my hypnotic gaze.
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
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