absorbing
adjective
ab·sorb·ing
əb-ˈsȯr-biŋ 
-ˈzȯr-
: fully taking one's attention : engrossing
an absorbing novel
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shell collecting can be so absorbing that you don't notice the tide coming in
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Several times in his absorbing narratives, King reaches for these sorts of indirect associations.
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Jan Swafford, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
The movie’s tender, restrained approach results in an absorbing undercurrent of tension and desire that permeates this sad yet entrancing love story.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024
That leaves this frenzied backstage glimpse not nearly as absorbing, as if everyone were a hypertext link to their future Wiki page instead of talented people in a tense moment, ready to gamble on something new.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024
But for all the absorbing spectacle, the race also had dark secret, an underbelly of corruption owing to a raft of doping violations that would emerge over time.
—George Ramsay, CNN, 26 Sep. 2024
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Jan Swafford, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
The movie’s tender, restrained approach results in an absorbing undercurrent of tension and desire that permeates this sad yet entrancing love story.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024
That leaves this frenzied backstage glimpse not nearly as absorbing, as if everyone were a hypertext link to their future Wiki page instead of talented people in a tense moment, ready to gamble on something new.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024
But for all the absorbing spectacle, the race also had dark secret, an underbelly of corruption owing to a raft of doping violations that would emerge over time.
—George Ramsay, CNN, 26 Sep. 2024
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“Absorbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/absorbing. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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