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INTRIGUING
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Capable of arousing interest or curiosity
Example:
our team came up with some most intriguing finds
Classified under:
Similar:
interesting (arousing or holding the attention)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Disturbingly provocative
Example:
an intriguing smile
Synonyms:
challenging; intriguing
Classified under:
Similar:
provocative (serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb intrigue
Context examples:
This was instantly intriguing – could these calls really be a mode of communication between humans and a wild animal?
(How humans and wild Honeyguide birds call each other to help, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Even more intriguing than the large distance of J0045+41 is that it likely contains a pair of giant black holes in close orbit around each other.
(Giant Black Hole Pair Photobombs Andromeda Galaxy, NASA)
This large core — huge compared to the other rocky planets in our solar system — has long been one of the most intriguing mysteries about Mercury.
(A Closer Look at Mercury’s Spin and Gravity Reveals the Planet’s Inner Solid Core, NASA)
The ongoing examination of Bennu - and its sample that will eventually be returned to Earth - could potentially shed light on why this intriguing phenomenon is occurring.
(NASA's OSIRIS-REx Explains Bennu Mystery Particles, NASA)
An intriguing finding was the association between the use of chemical hair straighteners and breast cancer.
(Permanent hair dye and straighteners may increase breast cancer risk, National Institutes of Health)
But especially intriguing is the possibility that dust towers act as "space elevators" for other material, transporting them through the atmosphere.
(Global Storms on Mars Launch Dust Towers Into the Sky, NASA)
Another intriguing discovery related to how the tumours evolve.
(The curious tale of the cancer ‘parasite’ that sailed the seas, University of Cambridge)
The finding is intriguing, because it suggests that the lower-altitude hexagon may influence what happens above, and that it could be a towering structure hundreds of miles in height.
(Saturn's Famous Hexagon May Tower Above the Clouds, NASA)
The farthest-known planet, named GJ 357 d, is especially intriguing.
(Confirmation of Toasty TESS Planet Leads to Surprising Find of Promising World, NASA)
The rings and gaps in these discs provide intriguing circumstantial evidence for the presence of protoplanets.
(ALMA Discovers Trio of Infant Planets around Newborn Star, ESO)
