bewitches

present tense third-person singular of bewitch

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bewitches
Verb
  • The fourth-year manager possesses a heightened ability to recite specific plays from specific games even months or years later.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • At the same time, leaders are beginning to wake up to the tremendous trump card China possesses in the form of rare earth materials.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The school’s origins are cultish, an area that fascinates Martin.
    Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Ange Postecoglou fascinates me.
    Phil Hay, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Everything about the scene seduces the viewer into what dining while traveling in the most luxurious fashion could be, and once was.
    Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • In his youth, the blue-eyed Stamp was widely considered one of the most handsome men onscreen, and Italian director Pier Paolo Pasolini used that to peculiar effect in Teorema (1968), casting the actor as a nameless and wordless visitor who seduces an entire household.
    Rhett Bartlett, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • With showy wine-red blossoms that perfume the garden with the distinctive aromas of chocolate and vanilla from mid-summer through fall, chocolate cosmos entices butterflies and curious gardeners alike.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The structure is illustrated below, with one player positioned on the byline and another level with the penalty area to form a triangle that entices opponents out to defend.
    Mark Carey, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • And such prolific usage spells good things against the Panthers, who have struggled defending tight ends and running backs in the passing game this year.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 12 Oct. 2025
  • A lot of this occurs off-page, in contrast to the movie, which spells things out incredibly plainly.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Unwind Along the Coast Zanzibar, a Tanzanian archipelago off the coast of East Africa, tempts with spice tours, rooftop cocktails, and sunset dhow sails.
    Karin Jones, Travel + Leisure, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The device contains, among other things, doorways to other dimensions, including one that tempts Peacemaker with a seemingly storybook version of his broken family.
    Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.
    Humberto Basilio, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2025
  • As if what delights and obsesses us must have a purpose.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Inspired by the tradition of the divine feminine, the energetic space captivates with colors, abstract wall art and a goddess sculpture done by the dynamic sister artist duo’s mother.
    Spencer Whaley, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Actress and filmmaker Zoë Kravitz captivates as Yvonne in Darren Aronofsky’s (Black Swan, The Whale) latest homerun of a film, Caught Stealing.
    Malik Peay, Essence, 27 Aug. 2025
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“Bewitches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bewitches. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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