- present participle of fascinate.
fascinating
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One fascinating thread follows energy-fertilizer-food transmission chains throughout history, concluding that what people thought was a financial shock in 2008 was also linked to energy and fertilizer.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
At that time, I found this subculture fascinating, peculiar, sometimes repulsive and sometimes silly.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
That became the most fascinating thing to me.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
But some nutrients have a more complicated story, and vitamin B12 is a fascinating example.
From Science Daily • May 27, 2026
“It must have been fascinating, to rub elbows with all the glorious flower of elfin nobility and knighthood.”
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
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