as in interested
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as in plotted
to engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends
evidence that the leading manufacturers had intrigued to keep prices artificially high
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as in fascinated
to hold the attention of
the mystery story intrigued me so that I read it in one sitting
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Recent Examples of intrigued
Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 4 Sep. 2024
Watching an early appearance of Melanie on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson only left me more intrigued about her ambivalent relationship toward fame: How could the same person be so confident and charismatic behind a guitar, but so diffident and uncomfortable chatting with Carson?
—Joseph Fenity, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Jan. 2024
Some big investors became more intrigued with the prospect of owning marinas after the Internal Revenue Service ruled that fees paid for boat slips and boat storage counted as real-estate rents.
—Peter Grant, WSJ, 1 Feb. 2022
Billups is most intrigued about the athleticism that Grant brings to the forward position as a versatile player who can play well off of Lillard and score in a variety of ways, plus bring length and the ability to switch defensively onto smaller players.
—oregonlive, 7 July 2022
Through it all, Marty stayed calm, looking more intrigued than scared.
—Tony Dajer, Discover Magazine, 2 Apr. 2015
Ideally, the recipient is left intrigued and wanting more information.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 16 Nov. 2022
But researchers were even more intrigued to see that their spins were not aligned—a telltale sign that the compact objects had not known each for very long.
—Adam Mann, Scientific American, 2 Sep. 2020
Rather than a lecture hall, the talks are held in a big lobby space where people are regularly walking through, so that passers-by can become intrigued and start listening.
—Sean Carroll, Discover Magazine, 25 Aug. 2010
Jackie Snow, Quartz, 21 Oct. 2024
Yet the challenge intrigued the architects, and Simeray went to look at the space in person.
—Rachel Gallaher, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2024
Scientists have been intrigued by the vents, and the types of creatures that live around them, for half a century.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
Business leaders, for one, say they are still intrigued by generative AI, but their enthusiasm is waning, a recent survey out of Deloitte suggests.
—Joe McKendrick, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
Bay’s style is always divisive, but hopefully, even those who don’t love it will be intrigued by how different this show is, which raises the question of what else is stylistically possible in the genre.
—Kelly Goodner, IndieWire, 19 Oct. 2024
Pretty much all the asks that went out, people came back intrigued, even those who had never even seen the movie.
—Juan A. Ramírez, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2024
The 20th-century Dutch astronomer Jan Oort, intrigued by the long-period comets, wrote a paper on them in 1950.
—James Wray, Discover Magazine, 18 Oct. 2024
We were especially intrigued by what Ninja calls 'BlendSense Technology,' by which the machine senses the contents of the pitcher and automatically adjusts the blending speed.
—Lizzy Briskin, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Adjective
Hager said seductively in a video before the camera cut to Tamburello, who pulled an intrigued face.
—Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 4 Sep. 2024
Watching an early appearance of Melanie on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson only left me more intrigued about her ambivalent relationship toward fame: How could the same person be so confident and charismatic behind a guitar, but so diffident and uncomfortable chatting with Carson?
—Joseph Fenity, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Jan. 2024
Some big investors became more intrigued with the prospect of owning marinas after the Internal Revenue Service ruled that fees paid for boat slips and boat storage counted as real-estate rents.
—Peter Grant, WSJ, 1 Feb. 2022
Billups is most intrigued about the athleticism that Grant brings to the forward position as a versatile player who can play well off of Lillard and score in a variety of ways, plus bring length and the ability to switch defensively onto smaller players.
—oregonlive, 7 July 2022
Through it all, Marty stayed calm, looking more intrigued than scared.
—Tony Dajer, Discover Magazine, 2 Apr. 2015
Ideally, the recipient is left intrigued and wanting more information.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 16 Nov. 2022
But researchers were even more intrigued to see that their spins were not aligned—a telltale sign that the compact objects had not known each for very long.
—Adam Mann, Scientific American, 2 Sep. 2020
Rather than a lecture hall, the talks are held in a big lobby space where people are regularly walking through, so that passers-by can become intrigued and start listening.
—Sean Carroll, Discover Magazine, 25 Aug. 2010
Verb
Yet even these arbiters of digital trends seemed genuinely intrigued.
—Jackie Snow, Quartz, 21 Oct. 2024
Yet the challenge intrigued the architects, and Simeray went to look at the space in person.
—Rachel Gallaher, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2024
Scientists have been intrigued by the vents, and the types of creatures that live around them, for half a century.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
Business leaders, for one, say they are still intrigued by generative AI, but their enthusiasm is waning, a recent survey out of Deloitte suggests.
—Joe McKendrick, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
Bay’s style is always divisive, but hopefully, even those who don’t love it will be intrigued by how different this show is, which raises the question of what else is stylistically possible in the genre.
—Kelly Goodner, IndieWire, 19 Oct. 2024
Pretty much all the asks that went out, people came back intrigued, even those who had never even seen the movie.
—Juan A. Ramírez, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2024
The 20th-century Dutch astronomer Jan Oort, intrigued by the long-period comets, wrote a paper on them in 1950.
—James Wray, Discover Magazine, 18 Oct. 2024
We were especially intrigued by what Ninja calls 'BlendSense Technology,' by which the machine senses the contents of the pitcher and automatically adjusts the blending speed.
—Lizzy Briskin, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intrigued
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These people, and many other Americans, weren’t interested in the politics of joy that Kamala Harris and the other law school grads were offering.David Brooks, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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For a moment, the film seems interested in the ambiguity of that tension.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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From the ages of 5 to 15, I was captivated by baseball cards, fascinated by their value appreciation and the prospect of selling them.Noel Burgess, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
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Gold coins through history Researchers and enthusiasts have always been fascinated by the discovery of gold.Gairika Mitra, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2024
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Seeing a movie at a theatre is another way to stay away from your phone and hopefully become engaged in something that isn’t the election.Aditi Shrikant, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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In turn, this leads to greater success, stronger relationships and a more loyal, engaged workforce.Krystyna Larrave, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Performance shorts and compression T-shirts are a far cry from polyester regeneration but that’s the world that Patrik Frisk is immersed in now.Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 3 Oct. 2024
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Her design journey was influenced by her family’s wordly travels that allowed her to be immersed in diverse design aesthetics which laid the foundation for her global approach to interiors.Yola Robert, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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Dateline spoke with Sheriff Mike Le Roux of the Archuleta County Sheriff’s Office, who said that while the Jicarilla Apache Nation Police Department in New Mexico is the lead agency on the investigation, his office became involved because the property falls within their jurisdiction.Veronica Fulton, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024
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Yet another person said the poster never should have spoken up and gotten involved in the first place.Erin Clack, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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There are only 325 spaces for RVs in city lots and as of early 2024, 95% were occupied, according to a legislative analysis.Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
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But the forging of the rings and the relationship between those two ought to have been the focus of the first season, while their schism and ultimate war could have occupied this season.Erik Kain, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Intrigued.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intrigued. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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