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mesmerizing

especially British, ···Բ

[mez-muh-rahy-zing, mes-]

adjective

  1. completely engrossing; captivating or fascinating.

    He spoke to us extemporaneously for at least two hours, weaving a mesmerizing tapestry of wisdom.

  2. hypnotic or hypnotizing; having a trancelike effect similar to hypnosis.

    The song’s simple repetition of the word “Hallelujah” is comforting, mesmerizing, and uplifting.



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The exhibition’s strongest individual objects are three mesmerizing “infinity portals,” two on the wall and one on the floor.

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“I think he has a unique, magnetic, mesmerizing presence that I felt like I would like to build a movie around,” Anderson says, answering questions via voice notes sent over email.

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The interruptions from Byron’s poem brought chills in Fonda’s mesmerizing reading, as the text follows the breakdown of humanity in the aftermath of environmental catastrophe.

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In its focused glimpse into a strange, funny-sad friendship, it’s almost mesmerizingly nonjudgmental as it treks to a very dark place.

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Max Webster’s production, which won three Tony Awards for its mesmerizing design, brings audiences along on an adventure that combines the heartfelt wisdom of a classic fable with the splendor of modern stage poetry.

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