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The children were spellbound by the puppet show.
She's a storyteller that will hold you spellbound.
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The waxing and waning of the substorm conditions fuel auroras all night, keeping us spellbound for hours.
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Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 17 Nov. 2025
Set in Salem, Massachusetts, the third season will dive deeper into the mythology of witchcraft, introduce new ‘spellbound’ families and feature some of the historical happenings of Salem, the infamous town of witch trials and folklore.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
Kingly legacy Isaacs was equally spellbound by the Zulu.
—Adam L. Rovner, The Conversation, 31 Oct. 2025
When the supermodel was introduced to French cosmetic doctor Jean-Louis Sebagh in Paris, France, she was spellbound by his revolutionary approach to age maintenance, which utilizes the extract of the rare Charentais cantaloupe.
—Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
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Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 17 Nov. 2025
Set in Salem, Massachusetts, the third season will dive deeper into the mythology of witchcraft, introduce new ‘spellbound’ families and feature some of the historical happenings of Salem, the infamous town of witch trials and folklore.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
Kingly legacy Isaacs was equally spellbound by the Zulu.
—Adam L. Rovner, The Conversation, 31 Oct. 2025
When the supermodel was introduced to French cosmetic doctor Jean-Louis Sebagh in Paris, France, she was spellbound by his revolutionary approach to age maintenance, which utilizes the extract of the rare Charentais cantaloupe.
—Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Spellbound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spellbound. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.
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spellbound
adjective
spell·bound
ˈspel-ˈbau̇nd 
: held by or as if by a spell
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