bewitched 1 of 2

as in charmed
being or appearing to be under a magic spell the bewitched princess who could be awakened only by a kiss from the prince destined to be her husband

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bewitched

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verb

past tense of bewitch

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Recent Examples of bewitched
Adjective
With a starry coven assembled, make no mistake, this Disney+ series will leave you bewitched, bothered, and Hahn-obsessed. Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 20 Sep. 2024 This is more like a bewitched hell. Dodie Kazanjian, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2022 The All Souls trilogy by Deborah Harkness serves as the inspiration for this show, which follows a historian who discovers a bewitched manuscript during a trip to the library. Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 17 Mar. 2023 Eventually the charges escalated beyond bewitched puddings. Barbara Spindel, WSJ, 22 Nov. 2022 And the bewitched fairy queen Titania and pompous actor Bottom, who Puck temporarily transforms into a donkey, exhibit their spellbound attraction with a wacky twerk-and-grind dance. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Aug. 2022 Marques, whose works explore the stories of her Cuban ancestors, drops us into the darkest part of a fairy tale: Her bewitched or undead characters stride off into the air or open their arms helplessly. Cate McQuaid, BostonGlobe.com, 21 June 2022 Mertens shifted his feet, played a one-two with Victor Osimhen on the periphery of the area, played another give-and-go with Kalidou Koulibaly and pushed the ball past a bewitched Torino back line. Emmet Gates, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2021 Liberal Democrats remain bewitched by the siren song of compromise for its own sake—the aim that generations of political scientists, lawmakers, and presidents hailed as the unique genius of the American constitutional order. Chris Lehmann, The New Republic, 15 Sep. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bewitched
Adjective
  • Last film: Licorice Pizza (2021) P.T.A., as he is affectionately known, has had a charmed life, awards-wise; ironically, the only time he’s ever struck out was with 2002’s Punch Drunk Love, believed by many to be one of his best movies.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Like Sylvester, buyers were also charmed and impressed by Cox and Pearl.
    Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 2 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • His new music is possessed by an even more flamboyant theatricality, channelling post-punk, jazz fusion, prog, and even show tunes.
    The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Frederic has not possessed the puck enough to put it on net.
    Fluto Shinzawa, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • What fascinated me about the book is how everybody is part of this drive that this woman had.
    Adam Moss, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
  • As a young child, Johnson was fascinated by books.
    Calvin Tomkins, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • For the show, the duo built an office space embedded with silicone paintings full of chivalric symbols: the mirror, the castle, the knight, the enchanted woods.
    Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Well, thanks to an enchanted photo booth, Noah (Adam Devine) is about to find out.
    Shannon Carlin, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Today, consumers are less interested in foreign brands, more cost conscious and enticed by local rivals that are popping up on corners all around the country offering something a little different.
    Alexandra Stevenson, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2024
  • In this void, the national body trade has flourished, fueled by tens of thousands of Americans who donate their bodies or the bodies of relatives each year, often enticed by the promise of free or discounted cremation after the bodies are used.
    Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News, 11 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Treating Fundraising Like Sales Fundraising is a sales process, not a magic trick.
    Mike Mahlkow, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Her magic solution: a supplement from Amazon to fight iron deficiency, and a health newsletter that promised tips for weight loss, a clean gut, and better health.
    CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Armisen voices a number of droll characters and is hilariously — and fittingly — deadpan as the figure of Death who becomes seduced by show biz via a clever agent (Kind).
    Frank Rizzo, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Humankind has always been seduced by promises of miraculous solutions.
    Luis E. Romero, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Donaldson’s magical moment will go down as an instant classic in Michigan lore.
    Michael Marot, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
  • The night of her Broadway debut was nothing short of magical.
    Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025

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