riveted
Americanadjective
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fixed in place with or as if with rivets, fastened firmly.
The two sections of the screen are attached to each other with a riveted hinge.
The skillet features a riveted handle which provides a cool and safe grip for the user.
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having or using rivets.
Denim for the riveted work pants came from a mill in New Hampshire that was known for the quality of its fabrics.
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firmly attentive.
Last winter, the professor lectured on Darwin to a riveted audience in the Plainfield Opera House.
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The groom, 32, is a founder and the chief executive of Riveted Labs, a New York-based start-up focused on developing ways to lessen digital device distraction.
From New York Times • Jul. 8, 2018
Riveted citizens in each place knew the Friday nights of these two forces running loose, even if they didn’t imagine just how far they might run.
From Washington Post • Oct. 27, 2017
Her exhibition, "Riveted," is on view in Texas at UT Austin's Visual Arts Center through Saturday, at the Art Building, 23rd and Trinity Streets, Austin, utvac.org.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2014
Riveted resignation is not a healthy mental state.
From The New Yorker • Oct. 30, 2014
Riveted to the spot, he stood there and gazed.
From Sanine by Pinkerton, Percy
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