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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In marketing, using color theory can help grab attention and then rivet it there.
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R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
No streamliner equipment awaited the travelers this time: These cars were riveted steel battlewagons from the 1920s.
—Robert Klara, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2025
The crisp, off-white accessory includes a vintage-style signature strap, a bonus riveted short strap and three compartments for utmost functionality.
—Dahvi Shira, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
The current drone mania also echoes the Chinese spy balloon incident that riveted the country in 2023.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
No streamliner equipment awaited the travelers this time: These cars were riveted steel battlewagons from the 1920s.
—Robert Klara, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2025
The crisp, off-white accessory includes a vintage-style signature strap, a bonus riveted short strap and three compartments for utmost functionality.
—Dahvi Shira, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
The current drone mania also echoes the Chinese spy balloon incident that riveted the country in 2023.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Rivet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rivet. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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