transfixed
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The tool’s rollout comes after the threat of a chemical tank explosion in Orange County transfixed Southern California over Memorial Day weekend.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
The saga has transfixed Germans since it began, and has left islanders on Anholt bemused by the continued interest.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
It was just a story that sort of transfixed my imagination at the time.”
From Salon • Mar. 4, 2026
Why are the patrons, transfixed by curious gladiating on a screen, screaming with delight one minute and groaning miserably the next?
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026
The three of them watched Wanda for a while, transfixed.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
Vocabulary lists containing transfixed
The Crucible
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