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as in to excite
to fill with great joy
enraptured upon learning that he would be attending college on a full sports scholarship
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as in to enthral
to fill with overwhelming emotion (as wonder or delight)
this classic ballet of the Christmas season never fails to enrapture audiences young and old
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Recent Examples of enrapture
Through charming, expressive, and visually enrapturing 3D animation, director Gints Zilbalodis stunned audiences at Cannes with this heartwarming tale of friendship, teamwork, and adventure.
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2024
For the next hour, attendees were enraptured by the gems these multi-hyphenates dropped, led by masterful moderation from Loewen.
—Essence, 11 Sep. 2024
The world has been enraptured by their trials, triumphs and determination but now that the medals have been handed out, what now?
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 15 Aug. 2024
Not since Usain Bolt was leaving sprinting foes in the dust had an Olympic track-and-field stadium been so enraptured by a single mononymous athlete.
—Sean Gregory / Saint-Denis, TIME, 6 Aug. 2024
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2024
For the next hour, attendees were enraptured by the gems these multi-hyphenates dropped, led by masterful moderation from Loewen.
—Essence, 11 Sep. 2024
The world has been enraptured by their trials, triumphs and determination but now that the medals have been handed out, what now?
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 15 Aug. 2024
Not since Usain Bolt was leaving sprinting foes in the dust had an Olympic track-and-field stadium been so enraptured by a single mononymous athlete.
—Sean Gregory / Saint-Denis, TIME, 6 Aug. 2024
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Your business should excite your customers, frustrate your competitors and animate and motivate your people.Jeffrey Russell, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
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The game ended with a Dodgers team excited by the two-games-to-none lead.Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2024
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The keyboard’s trademark shallow key travel remains the same, which is a demerit for heavy-handed typists like myself but should delight light-touch Mac users who prefer little to no resistance when typing.PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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A day care facility in Maine has delighted the internet by revealing which dog breed is the clingiest, and needless to say, anyone who owns a German shorthaired pointer can relate.Alyce Collins, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Carvana Retail investors are fascinated by Carvana, which sells used cars online and delivers them from buildings that resemble giant vending machines.John Dorfman, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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But then, obviously, people were fascinated by the religion side of it too.Claire Carusillo, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
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Since then, he's had no shortage of controversies that have rattled Republican leadership, including a history of posting racist memes on social media and pleading guilty to operating a vehicle while intoxicated and leaving the crash scene.Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2024
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She’s gone hard after friend-of Jacqueline Blake — a mismatched fight that makes Karen seem like the one punching down — because Jacqueline said that people shouldn’t judge until the case is resolved, and accused Karen of calling her while intoxicated.Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024
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Ryan Murphy continues to enthrall audiences with the latest in his true crime anthology, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, which came in fourth place in its fifth week on the streamer, racking up another 5.3M views.Katie Campione, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2024
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Van Gogh’s life and work continue to enthrall the public more than 130 years after his death.Leslie Katz, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
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On a recent visit to Parma, I was enchanted by the city’s elegant piazzas and streets lined with boutiques, restaurants, and bars.Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 3 Nov. 2024
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Using Christina Ricci's Cat Full of Spiders deck, here's what Halloween has in store for you, according to a tarot reader Comments With Halloween approaching, an eerie yet enchanting energy crackles through the air, instilling a sense of anticipation and mystery.Valerie Mesa, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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The court also found that eight of the Adidas trademarks asserted against Thom Browne failed to satisfy the absolute statutory requirements for clarity and precision, rendering them invalid.Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 22 Nov. 2024
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However, the recently rallying stock fell victim to profit-taking as the new outlook failed to satisfy lofty investor expectations.Jeff Marks, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2024
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Trending on Billboard While many benefits take several weeks, if not months, to plan, Concert for Carolina was held less than a month after the worst natural disaster to ever hit North Carolina ravished mountain towns, including Asheville and Boone, and left close to 100 people dead.Melinda Newman, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2024
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Bollywood star Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was ravishing in red while walking in L’Oréal Paris’s Paris Fashion Week runway on Monday.Violet Goldstone, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Enrapture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enrapture. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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