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engrossed

[en-grohst] / ɛnˈgroʊst /


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"This is all dog content, when will the cat programme be on?" one person engrossed in the service wrote in the chatroom on PetTV's streaming page.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

For much of the summer, though, he was engrossed in something else.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 2025

Their children were engrossed in a movie in the living room.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2025

His defence lawyer Bob Elias said he was a "lonely, socially isolated" man who had "plunged down the rabbit hole to this sort of fantasy life and became completely engrossed in it".

From BBC • Oct. 28, 2024

Hanako was a little jealous at the way he could get so engrossed in stuff.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata




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