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as in to delight
to fill with overwhelming emotion (as wonder or delight)
travelers have long been ravished with wonder and awe by the immensity of the Great Pyramid at Giza
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Recent Examples of ravish
Take for instance the ravishing red cape top that swung on the matching carpet.
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Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 8 Feb. 2025
This ravishing synergy can be quite polarizing, so harness the energy wisely.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 7 Feb. 2025
Your reward, in lieu of the usual dainty comfort, is a state of ravishing confusion about the physical world and how its pieces fit together.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
The presentation, which leans hard on photogrammetry, is ravishing in its ornateness.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
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Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 8 Feb. 2025
This ravishing synergy can be quite polarizing, so harness the energy wisely.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 7 Feb. 2025
Your reward, in lieu of the usual dainty comfort, is a state of ravishing confusion about the physical world and how its pieces fit together.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
The presentation, which leans hard on photogrammetry, is ravishing in its ornateness.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for ravish
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ravish
Verb
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Hamilton County Sheriff Charmaine McGuffey was among those saying the group had not violated any laws.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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Investigators subsequently tracked down and arrested Nathan on a charge of violating an injunction barring contact with the child and her mother.—
David J. Neal and,
Miami Herald,
17 Feb. 2025
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Since 1986, Dolores and Lupe Mendez have been delighting South Siders with soul-satisfying breakfast tacos and other early-morning staples like huevos rancheros.—
Edmund Tijerina,
Bon Appétit,
27 Feb. 2025
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The players’ receptiveness to the nickname delights Liam.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
25 Feb. 2025
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In December of 2023, the University of Illinois immediately suspended basketball player Terrance Shannon after he was charged with raping a woman in Kansas on Sept. 8.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Feb. 2025
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One of the women claims to have been raped in a hotel room.—
Charles Rabin and,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2025
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There would be no way to run a private company with the prices and services of the USPS that would please shareholders.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
23 Feb. 2025
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The approach this year doesn’t mean that the resulting legislation will please everyone or will automatically sail through the legislature, said Clifford, a Centennial Democrat and police officer.—
Seth Klamann,
The Denver Post,
8 Feb. 2025
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The idea of her as terrifying emerged from her writing, which irritated, flustered, enraptured and dazzled the literary world for half a century.—
Katie Roiphe Samantha Desz Krish Seenivasan Quinton Kamara,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2025
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Watching another human being enraptured with joy can be intoxicating — often literally.—
Tony Maglio,
IndieWire,
11 Feb. 2025
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In 1956, an aspiring young actor named Gene Hackman joined the Pasadena Playhouse in California, struggling to find a way into a field he’d been fascinated with since childhood.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
27 Feb. 2025
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But Dan Hurley has a profound personal story & I was fascinated by how his holistic behind-the-scenes approach & volatile coaching style made Gen Z kids champions.—
Kels Dayton,
Hartford Courant,
20 Feb. 2025
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Colonial empires established plantations in Asia and South America to satisfy demand in Europe and North America.—
Peter S. Goodman,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2025
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The menu is on par with the surroundings and has offerings to satisfy any craving—-they make a spectacularly delicious quesadilla and club sandwich.—
Katie Kelly Bell,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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When Venus journeys through enchanting Pisces, the love planet is in its element — gentle, dreamy and fully immersed in romantic fantasies.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
14 Jan. 2025
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Snuggled between lush rainforests and the cerulean Flores Sea sits Labuan Bajo, a welcoming fishing town on enchanting Flores Island.—
Sandra MacGregor,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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“Ravish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ravish. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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