spellbound
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I spent several hours spellbound by the aquarium—don’t miss the octopus and jellyfish tanks—and the museum of the world’s oceans.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 10, 2026
Wicked: For Good has received broadly positive reviews from critics - but many are far less spellbound than they were by the first film.
From BBC • Nov. 19, 2025
But Las Vegas seems spellbound by the Super Bowl, which is making its first appearance in a place that the N.F.L., not so long ago, avoided to the point of parody.
From New York Times • Feb. 8, 2024
Whitney Houston is luxury displaced, spellbound, chased away.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2023
As for James, he was so spellbound by the whole thing that he could only stand and stare and murmur quietly to himself, “Oh, isn’t it beautiful. It’s the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen.”
From "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl
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