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as in spell
a spoken word or set of words believed to have magic power
entertained the children with stories about magic potions and enchantments
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as in appeal
the power of irresistible attraction
there's an enchantment about that handsome, young actor that audiences just adore
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as in sorcery
the power to control natural forces through supernatural means
there are people even today who claim to be skilled in enchantment
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Recent Examples of enchantment
The enchantment of this place is nothing new, though.
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Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2024
Mourning the loss of her lover, Vision (Paul Bettany), Wanda revived a version of him and orchestrated the mass enchantment of an entire New Jersey town, forcing its residents to perform supporting roles based on old TV sitcoms in her retro nostalgic fantasy.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2024
Even in her diminished state, Agatha is still capable of some enchantment.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 19 Sep. 2024
Place them around your entryway, living room, or kitchen to ensure the enchantment of autumn extends throughout your home.
—Jessica Copeland, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2024
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Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2024
Mourning the loss of her lover, Vision (Paul Bettany), Wanda revived a version of him and orchestrated the mass enchantment of an entire New Jersey town, forcing its residents to perform supporting roles based on old TV sitcoms in her retro nostalgic fantasy.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2024
Even in her diminished state, Agatha is still capable of some enchantment.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 19 Sep. 2024
Place them around your entryway, living room, or kitchen to ensure the enchantment of autumn extends throughout your home.
—Jessica Copeland, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enchantment
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My pulse kept racing; my mouth went dry and prickly; dizzy spells came on.George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
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The idea was that the ballad is a spell that opens the road, but, really, the ballad is the thing that motivated Billy’s subconscious to create the spell that creates the road.Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024
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In Minnesota, companies offering veteran benefit services or appeal services are required by law to disclose this fact before accepting payment from a veteran.Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 8 Nov. 2024
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Love them or hate them, Apple’s peripherals have a distinctive visual appeal, and that’s especially true of the Magic Trackpad.PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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Sam uses her sorcery to help advance her husband’s career and for chores around the house.Lisa Stardust, People.com, 26 Oct. 2024
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The lack of weight here helps enormously, of course—and this is the sorcery behind how the Spring manages 140 miles per charge on such a tiny battery.Jeremy White, WIRED, 5 Aug. 2024
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What the scientists found was that those who had been allowed to keep their lucky charms felt more confident going into the tasks.Popular Science Staff, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2024
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Each door reveals new supplies for DIY activities such as assorted round beads, charms, and thread for DIY friendship bracelets, plus other gifts like nail polish and nail stickers to create festive purple, pink, blue, and yellow manicures.Ali Faccenda, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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The fact is that King tapped into a singular magic with his take on Michael Bond’s iconic British immigrant, but even the lesser spell that another filmmaker might cast with it would be preferable to depriving audiences another go-around with Ben Whishaw and the Brown family.David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 4 Nov. 2024
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The flute was not the only magic in this performance.Maxwell Alexander, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
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Regardless of whether one sees it as a triumph or a curse, there is no reason to expect that low fertility will be reversed in any major way.Vegard Skirbekk, Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 2024
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Just one episode after breaking her family’s curse, Alice lies dead on the ground, and the witches—and especially Teen—are not happy.Erik Kain, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
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He was tried for witchcraft, found guilty, and burnt at the stake.Amelia Soth, JSTOR Daily, 31 Oct. 2024
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From the business of witchcraft on Etsy to the grim—and lucrative—reality of catastrophe bonds, our journalists have covered some disconcerting subjects in the past year.Chris Dobstaff, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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This fascination with traditional gender roles have really taken off online.Erin Coulehan, Glamour, 3 Nov. 2024
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State of play: New Orleans has a long history with vampires, and recent pop culture fascination with the creatures of the night has Louisiana front and center in books, TV shows and movies.Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Enchantment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enchantment. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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