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
  • Get your Irish on this weekend with a charmed lineup of St. Patrick's Day events.
    Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
  • The book is thematically framed by the two extremes of contemporary London: the charmed experiences of the elite, leisured classes in the West End and the extreme poverty and indolence of the East End.
    Sarah C. Schaefer, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Kloss possessed a superhuman talent for observation.
    Chadd Scott, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Experts debated the connection, but by 2001 paleontologists uncovered early whale ankle bones that possessed traits only seen among artiodactyls.
    Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Check out Pima Air & Space Museum For those fascinated by astronomy and aerospace, the Pima Air & Space Museum is an essential stop along Tucson’s Astro Trail.
    Visit Tucson, AFAR Media, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Friendship stores selling specialty foodstuffs, silks, and Maoist tchotchkes emerged to meet demand from both Chinese immigrants seeking familiar comforts and Americans fascinated by the exotic wares.
    Mark Tseng-Putterman / Made by History, TIME, 10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Equally, Diana at the gay bar could be said to have a Shakespearean quality, with a girl dressed as a boy slipping into an enchanted world.
    Janine Henni, People.com, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Ru does a walk-through and seems utterly enchanted by all the parents.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • If Brown is enticed by the chance to see that through, the Chiefs can take advantage and alleviate some of the risk by luring him with some incentives based on playing time.
    Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2025
  • With more cap space leaguewide than expected, Zucker may be enticed by the idea of hitting free agency coming off a career year.
    Matthew Fairburn, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • There’s a magic trick to building a story around the villain, and if justice is the endgame, it really should be doled out expeditiously; otherwise, the narrative loses its moral authority of fundamental opposition to its central character.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Dimbleby’s age, far from a liability, feels like a magic trick—rare is the podcast host in 2025 who can casually weave socioeconomics together with personal memories of the Second World War.
    Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 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
  • Inevitably, given the length and nature of his absence, Bentaleb has only featured sparingly for Lille since that magical night in Rennes.
    Tom Williams, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
  • The love planet will also conjunct Neptune on May 2, adding a magical, almost surreal quality to these connections.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 19 Apr. 2025

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“Bewitched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bewitched. Accessed 6 May. 2025.

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