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mesmerized

[mez-muh-rahyzd, mes] / ˈmɛz məˌraɪzd, ˈmɛs /




ADJECTIVE
hypnotized
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I was an angsty 14-year-old, sprawled on the white shag carpet of my parents’ Upper East Side apartment, mesmerized by a photo taken by Horst Fass in a place called Vietnam.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Walking down Sixth Avenue in New York recently, I was mesmerized by a Salvation Army dude with his red donation bucket dancing to Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025

Onlookers are invited to be mesmerized by the fuchsia flames of Gwi-Ma’s realm as the movie’s hooky synth pop bounces in the foreground.

From Salon • Dec. 18, 2025

When you were a kid and you saw images of those artists — I was mesmerized.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2025

He’s mesmerized by the eaglet making little hops across the mulch-filled cage.

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers




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