as in incantation
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In that loud and sultry enclosure, the aspirants lined up and repeated the same information, over and over, like an incantation to open a magic door.—
Taran Khan,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026 -
Where ancient midwives had summoned divine assistance by uttering incantations, medieval maternity caregivers called upon saintly mothers by reciting rhythmical charms.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Mar. 2026
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Adding to the divisions has been some governors’ invocation of Christian religion in their support of the clubs.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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And nothing — no military coalition, no legal invocation, no emergency session of the UN Security Council — has been able to stop it.—
Wael Mahdi,
semafor.com,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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If Bluey uses a wand of asparagus to transform her father into a walrus, her father will behave exactly like a walrus until released from the spell.—
Jean Garnett,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2026
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There's nothing quite like sitting for a spell in nature, especially in a Mediterranean garden.—
Tessa Cooper,
The Spruce,
17 Apr. 2026
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Tens of millions of downloads deep, among discussions regarding ongoing bear curses and the quiet art of being a decent person, Drew Barrymore has asked about boogers and Jane Fonda has asked about hope.—
Brittany Delay,
Mercury News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Your precision is a gift, not a curse.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
16 Apr. 2026
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Most of the recipients dismissed the composer as a crank, but a few were spellbound by his transcendentalist conjurations, and a cult began to grow.—
Alex Ross,
The New Yorker,
4 Nov. 2024
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Theater is a more symbolic space, a conjuration of lights and plywood, which offered Comer a kind of freedom.—
Alexis Soloski,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2023
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Will any of this year's crop break the jinx on March 15?—
Marco della Cava,
USA Today,
13 Mar. 2026
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Diego Simeone’s team have been knocked out of the Champions League by city rivals Real Madrid five times from the 2014 final onwards, giving that ‘jinx’ fresh meaning.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Add extra enchantment to your garden by placing a concrete fireplace along the fence with stone pavers.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
7 Apr. 2026
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Eighty years ago, the enchantment ended.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
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Whatever sorcery is at work, McFadden is a writer at the top of her game—and the undisputed mistress of the psychological thriller.—
E.L. James,
Time,
15 Apr. 2026
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Watch On Longing for the colorful tumbling force of fantastic '80s-era sci-fi sword-and-sorcery flicks that dominated multiplexes and mom-and-pop video rental shops in the Reagan years?—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Cantrip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cantrip. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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