as in to fascinate
to hold the attention of as if by a spell
the tale about pirates and their buried treasure had completely spellbound the children
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That’s quite the cliffhanger to close on, and quite the span of time for the series’ spellbinding atmosphere to lose its hold on the audience.
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Alison Herman, Variety, 7 Jan. 2025
The album kicks off with distorted yet beautiful, spellbinding singing, setting the stage for what is to come.
—Lisa Kocay, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
By harnessing the passion behind the author’s words, Netflix’s Solitude creates a spellbinding effect of its own.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2024
Blaschke’s camerawork is spellbinding — fluid, graceful and maleficent in its command of chiaroscuro lighting, threatening shadows and the dense soup of darkness.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Dec. 2024
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Alison Herman, Variety, 7 Jan. 2025
The album kicks off with distorted yet beautiful, spellbinding singing, setting the stage for what is to come.
—Lisa Kocay, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
By harnessing the passion behind the author’s words, Netflix’s Solitude creates a spellbinding effect of its own.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2024
Blaschke’s camerawork is spellbinding — fluid, graceful and maleficent in its command of chiaroscuro lighting, threatening shadows and the dense soup of darkness.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Spellbind.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spellbind. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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