as in to focus
to fix (as one's attention) steadily toward a central objective
everyone riveted their eyes on the trick that the magician was performing on stage
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Erik and Lyle Menendez have been behind bars for nearly 35 years for the gruesome double murders of their parents -- and the sensational case is still riveting the nation.
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Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 27 Nov. 2024
The whole thing was strangely riveting for something that had so little going on in it.
—Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
Tim Rogers, a Denver native, was riveted by media coverage of the arriving migrants.
—Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 4 Nov. 2024
There are always riveting reminders century after century calling on us to not forget our past sins and to atone for them.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
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Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 27 Nov. 2024
The whole thing was strangely riveting for something that had so little going on in it.
—Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
Tim Rogers, a Denver native, was riveted by media coverage of the arriving migrants.
—Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 4 Nov. 2024
There are always riveting reminders century after century calling on us to not forget our past sins and to atone for them.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Rivet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rivet. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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