absorbing
adjective
ab·sorb·ing
əb-ˈsȯr-biŋ 
-ˈzȯr-
: fully taking one's attention : engrossing
an absorbing novel
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shell collecting can be so absorbing that you don't notice the tide coming in
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2025
Consider our highest words of praise for books—captivating, commanding, riveting, absorbing, enthralling.
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Sacred Fig is an absorbing examination of the status of women in the Middle East and a reminder that your father is a member of the very patriarchy that’s suppressing your freedoms.
—Scott Phillips, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2025
Consider our highest words of praise for books—captivating, commanding, riveting, absorbing, enthralling.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
Skip to main content Our editors and critics choose the most captivating, notable, brilliant, surprising, absorbing, weird, thought-provoking, and talked-about reads.
—The New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2025
Sacred Fig is an absorbing examination of the status of women in the Middle East and a reminder that your father is a member of the very patriarchy that’s suppressing your freedoms.
—Scott Phillips, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
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“Absorbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/absorbing. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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