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captivate

[kap-tuh-veyt] / ˈkæp təˌveɪt /


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To learn how to captivate an online audience, Bergstrom studied MrBeast-style creators on YouTube and TikTok.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 27, 2026

Yet “The Vampire Lestat” asks viewers to believe something as audacious as a centuries-old vampire still being able to captivate people, launch a music career and inspire a movement.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 20, 2026

It may not be for everyone, but dome-based entertainment clearly has the power to captivate some.

From BBC Mar. 30, 2026

Marked by its stark staging and ritualistic intensity, the work remains one of the most enduring interpretations of Ravel's best-known work and continues to captivate audiences worldwide.

From Barron's Feb. 25, 2026

She strung humorous stories along the road like a bright wash and tried to captivate us.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou

The fifth instalment of the animated franchise sees Woody, Buzz and Jessie threatened by a new frog-like tablet known as Lilypad, which captivates the film's children.

From BBC Jun. 1, 2026

For McMechan, the ensemble that captivates her most is Stray Kids.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 4, 2026

It’s Wembanyama’s size that captivates most of all.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 23, 2025

Even when the story lacks, the visual splendor captivates, and Corbet brings intimate and layered performances out of his actors.

From Salon Feb. 28, 2025

They remain aloof from the modern temptation that captivates many in America’s middle class: the temptation to relieve the anonymity of public life by trying to make it intimate.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez

Europa has captivated scientists for decades because a vast ocean of liquid water may be concealed beneath its frozen surface.

From Science Daily Jul. 29, 2026

"His captivated, always improvised narration made that show the platonic ideal of natural history for me, and introduced a whole generation to the fascination of birds."

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

Based on the book, by Laura Hillenbrand, about the racehorse that captivated the country during the Great Depression.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

"It didn't matter. We were captivated by the countryside, the silence, the mountains," said 42‑year‑old billing specialist Lucia Hudecova.

From Barron's Jul. 3, 2026

Curators at the National Archaeological Museum of Athens, where all the recovered items were taken, were also captivated by the many delicate objects that Kontos and his men were able to salvage intact.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler

The actor leads a captivating series on National Geographic about the ancient city and its inhabitants, reconstructing the lives of those who might have escaped the lethal effects of Mount Vesuvius’s eruption.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

“Moana” became a box office hit, captivating audiences with catchy earworms from Lin-Manuel Miranda and a spunky young heroine who rejected the label of princess.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

Will Jordan scored twice to help New Zealand beat France as the inaugural Nations Championship opened with a captivating, nine-try thriller in Christchurch.

From BBC Jul. 4, 2026

The most captivating sidebar introduces Nellie Williams, the young upstate New Yorker whose disabled father won a printing press in a poker game.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

No single feature was right in itself and yet, when they were taken all together, something captivating emerged.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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