riveting
adjective
riv·et·ing
ˈri-və-tiŋ 
: having the power to fix the attention : engrossing, fascinating
a riveting story
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a riveting explanation of light waves that fascinated the class
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In 100 riveting profiles, top basketball writers justify their selections and uncover the history of the NBA in the process.
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Jovan Buha, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
Add that to the hype of seeing Cox and D'Onofrio on screen after all these years, and these moments feel just as riveting as any action sequence.
—EW.com, 19 Feb. 2025
The director’s interest is always in masculinity, and so of course, that must and should include male sexuality, here to riveting and evocative effect.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 18 Feb. 2025
For all the screenwriting manuals and maxims that insist on character goals and motivations and missions and all those things we’re supposed to have in real life too, there can be something riveting about a character with no plan at all.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 15 Feb. 2025
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Jovan Buha, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
Add that to the hype of seeing Cox and D'Onofrio on screen after all these years, and these moments feel just as riveting as any action sequence.
—EW.com, 19 Feb. 2025
The director’s interest is always in masculinity, and so of course, that must and should include male sexuality, here to riveting and evocative effect.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 18 Feb. 2025
For all the screenwriting manuals and maxims that insist on character goals and motivations and missions and all those things we’re supposed to have in real life too, there can be something riveting about a character with no plan at all.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 15 Feb. 2025
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“Riveting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/riveting. Accessed 24 Feb. 2025.
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