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

"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

Let’s replace Broadway with a bunch of rinks—and ask Stanley Cup hockey teams to send us all into the riveted rapture.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2025

The “fluff balls of adorability,” as they were described on Facebook, had viewers riveted.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2025

The plane of wooden planks was riveted to the undercarriage, without walls or ceiling.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead