hypnotically

• “The poles flipped rhythmically past, and the steady beat of the wheels called hypnotically, and because he was Holmes I finally answered him.”

  The Beekeeper's Apprentice

• “But you can skip from commercial to commercial, it's got 16 hours of them, they really are kind of hypnotically fascinating and culturally nifty and unlike Shirley Temple, I don't imagine anyone will be remastering old TV commercials any time soon.”

  The Huffington Post: Michael Giltz: DVDs: I Heart "Firefly"

• “A-la Thomas Frank, if blue collar voters seem to find cultural issues more salient than economic ones, this must be some kind of hypnotically induced false consciousness, since only the latter can represent workers’ “true” interests.”

  The GOP’s Cunning Linguistics

• “Strategically placed couches and a limestone bench allow visitors to relax and regard the hypnotically peaceful perspective before them.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Peis Partner in Manhattan

• “But don't miss a hike with botanist Stephane Rogliano through the maquis, the hypnotically fragrant cover of shrubs and wild herbs (mint, thyme, laurel, rosemary) that spreads over much of the island.”

  Forbes: Dream Hideaways: The World's Top Microboutique Hotels

• “But once the opening notes to "Huzzah 2" lurch in and the hook switched into the patois during the intro, the crowd was all in, hanging on his every word, hypnotically bobbing to the low hum of huzzahuzzahuzzahuzzah by song's end.”

  The Huffington Post: Jerell Tongson: Grand Opening, Grand Closing: Action Bronson and Mr. M-fin' eXquire Shut Down Southpaw

• “They danced hypnotically, for a boy whose hormones were in the process of tearing his brain to shreds throughout the whole show.”

  The Huffington Post: Binky Philips: "National and International Known, the Hardest Working Man in Show Business, Soul Brother Number One... Jaaaaaaaaaaaames Brown!"

• “The sound, as the clear water fell over the steep rock steps, mixed almost hypnotically with that of the wind through the coarse moorland grasses – giving us an excuse to perch on a nearby boulder and do nothing except soak up the sounds, smells and sights of that late summer hillside.”

  The Guardian: Country diary: Nant yr Arian, Aberystwyth

• “The Sacramento Bee reports, Undulating her hips hypnotically, Allison Miller can almost make you think the hoop spinning around her waist is suspended in air, defying gravity.”

  Hooping.org | Blog | Just Hoop It Sacramento Style

• “I’m fourteen… and so on, moving hypnotically back toward the crib.”

  A Conversation with Jean Harfenist, author of A Brief History of the Flood

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