Definitions
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- adjective
Spellbound orenthralled . - adjective
Hypnotized . - verb Simple past tense and past participle of
mesmerize .
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- adjective having your attention fixated as though by a spell
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Examples
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I remember being entirely mesmerized from the second that epic music came on and we skated on the words in that endless vision of space.
Hoisting up my Geek Flag: A Tribute to 30 Years of Star Wars 2007
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Rated of 5 by evercince being hypnotized and mesmerized, is always a pleasure when koontz is doing the writing talking about a real trip this is the one you wont want to miss. so climb aboard and be ready for the adventure ......
Reader reviews of One Door Away From Heaven by Dean Koontz. 2001
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My first teachers weren't just writers but artists of all kinds; I still derive tremendous inspiration from dancing and painting, when I'm not being mesmerized, that is, by people like Edith Wharton, Gabriel Garcia
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KAYE: Mrs. Obama's audience seemed to hang on her every word mesmerized by her tales from Chicago's South Side, her middle-class upbringing.
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KAYE: Mrs. Obama's audience seemed to hang on her every word mesmerized by her tales from Chicago's Southside, her middle class upbringing.
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KAYE: Mrs. Obama's audience seemed to hang on her every word mesmerized by her tales from Chicago's Southside, her middle class upbringing.
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KAYE: Mrs. Obama's audience seemed to hang on her every word mesmerized by her tales from Chicago's Southside, her middle class upbringing.
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None other than Gen. Brent Scowcroft told the Financial Times that former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon had George W. Bush "mesmerized;" that "Sharon just has him wrapped around his little finger."
Coleen Rowley: Only Obama Can Manage the Iran Situation 2010
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None other than Gen. Brent Scowcroft told the Financial Times that former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon had George W. Bush "mesmerized;" that "Sharon just has him wrapped around his little finger."
Coleen Rowley: Only Obama Can Manage the Iran Situation 2010
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Great post - I got kind of mesmerized looking at all the pretty (and similar) covers.
The Cover Debate — Covered [updated - more covers] « Urban Fantasy Land 2008
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