charmed circles

plural of charmed circle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for charmed circles
Noun
  • White House events needn’t be fancy or cater to elites in order to be appropriate.
    Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic, 6 June 2026
  • Nurse has value, although the erosion in performance over two of the last three seasons versus elites will be part of the consideration for any team interested in trading for him.
    Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 5 June 2026
Noun
  • In this theory, individuals categorize themselves and others into in-groups and out-groups, which shapes perceptions, attitudes, and behaviours and that typically, people tend to favour those in their in-group.
    Ellen Choi, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Versace’s strapless, knee-length satin dress is precisely draped, its folds echoing the movement of water.
    Sarah Zendejas, Vogue, 10 June 2026
  • Freud’s unflinching depiction of her naked body—a Baroque topography of colliding, dramatically shadowed folds—reportedly took longer to embrace.
    Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 10 June 2026
Noun
  • Those raw emotions and moments of shared experience, which can be so hard to find in a fractured society, will be replicated all over the world in the coming weeks, bring families, communities and entire nations together, uniting them in hope, joy and, of course, despair.
    Oliver Kay, New York Times, 11 June 2026
  • Those benefits extend beyond individual families to employers, communities and the broader economy.
    Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 11 June 2026
Noun
  • After the claims were not submitted because one of the behavioral health organizations' accreditation was invalid, the two allegedly conspired with another individual to submit claims.
    Luke Barr, ABC News, 4 June 2026
  • While some organizations may prefer to wait and see how AI Search evolves, others are already exploring ways to improve their visibility within these platforms.
    Malana VanTyler, USA Today, 4 June 2026
Noun
  • Across movie studios, television networks and content production firms, AI creators CNBC spoke to mentioned using a wide variety of generative AI tools, with Midjourney, Adobe Firefly, Kling, MiniMax, Seedance and Google’s AI Studio being frequently mentioned.
    Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 11 June 2026
  • The panel’s antitrust subcommittee considered whether the professional football league overstretched its antitrust exemption under the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961 by pooling the television rights for all 32 teams into a package that is then sold to various cable networks and streaming services.
    David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 10 June 2026
Noun
  • In 1969, Allen sponsored legislation authorizing school districts and colleges to create early-childhood-development demonstration projects.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 June 2026
  • The lieutenant governor also serves on boards overseeing the state’s public colleges, universities, and community colleges as well as the State Lands Commission and California Commission for Economic Development.
    Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 6 June 2026
Noun
  • Under Meza, player cliques developed, stars were pampered, discipline waned.
    Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 10 June 2026
  • Prosecutors said the killings were tied to Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, a transnational gang that maintains a presence in Los Angeles through smaller groups, or cliques, including in the San Fernando Valley and around MacArthur Park.
    Sydney Barragan, Daily News, 6 June 2026
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“Charmed circles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/charmed%20circles. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.

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