transfixed
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Hansen found himself transfixed by the depth of space, as though seeing it for the first time.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
Although organizers have kept much of the exhibition under wraps, visitors can expect to be transfixed by a thoroughly Los Angeles tale.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026
Yearning for a kind of abstract stimulation that even she can’t put into words, Camille is transfixed by her beloved chair.
From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026
Why are the patrons, transfixed by curious gladiating on a screen, screaming with delight one minute and groaning miserably the next?
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026
The pale-eyed man was transfixed by a Black man.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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