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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Hunkered down in a dark room, Max Carozza watched riveted as President Trump gave a speech on the U.S. economy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026
And it works: The children sit riveted throughout the 20-minute presentation, despite notoriously short preschool attention spans.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025
"These bits here are the most impacted by rust," Petr told me, pointing at a nest of riveted joints and beams.
From BBC • Jul. 11, 2025
Let’s replace Broadway with a bunch of rinks—and ask Stanley Cup hockey teams to send us all into the riveted rapture.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2025
Thomas reached in and pulled apart the curtains of ivy, then stared blankly at a square of metal riveted to the stone with words stamped across it in big capital letters.
From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner
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