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
Hansen found himself transfixed by the depth of space, as though seeing it for the first time.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
It was just a story that sort of transfixed my imagination at the time.”
From Salon • Mar. 4, 2026
The awkward spectacle in which he apologized for betraying an unnamed girlfriend transfixed the nation—then the entire world.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026
That night Ivanito stands by his sisters’ bedroom window transfixed by the branches of the tamarind tree, so black against the sky.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
Vocabulary lists containing transfixed
The Crucible
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