riveted

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As a gay man, he was also riveted by the emotional bond between the lead characters on “Heated Rivalry.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

And it works: The children sit riveted throughout the 20-minute presentation, despite notoriously short preschool attention spans.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025

As a legendary act of national healing, the broadcast riveted a shocked nation.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2025

"These bits here are the most impacted by rust," Petr told me, pointing at a nest of riveted joints and beams.

From BBC • Jul. 11, 2025

My eyes were riveted to it, and to me it was like a battering-ram or the bows of an icebreaker or maybe a couple of high-explosive bombs.

From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl