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Recent Examples of charmed circle
But the film comes into its own at almost exactly an hour, as The Man begins the ritual and The Surrender threatens to go full occult gonzo, complete with a charmed circle and a bleak netherworld resembling Lucio Fulci’s 1981 splatter epic The Beyond.
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Damon Wise, Deadline, 9 Mar. 2025
In a political economy in which decent livelihoods are artificially scarce, selective schools have helped to keep my family in a socioeconomically charmed circle—and keep others out.
—The New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2022
OkCupid has cast a charmed circle of inclusion, from which some people must still inevitably be excluded.
—Zoë Hu, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2022
Their class background and experiences of poverty pushed them outside of that charmed circle of perfect victimhood.
—Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic, 10 July 2020
Damon Wise, Deadline, 9 Mar. 2025
In a political economy in which decent livelihoods are artificially scarce, selective schools have helped to keep my family in a socioeconomically charmed circle—and keep others out.
—The New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2022
OkCupid has cast a charmed circle of inclusion, from which some people must still inevitably be excluded.
—Zoë Hu, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2022
Their class background and experiences of poverty pushed them outside of that charmed circle of perfect victimhood.
—Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic, 10 July 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for charmed circle
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Unless a Super League is established, the revenue Bayern earns will continue to be outstripped by teams in the Premier League that are outside of the elite.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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It has been tagged as a giveaway to rich elites, and the administration is tapping a vice president who grew up poor in Middletown to turn public perception.—
Francesca Chambers,
The Enquirer,
30 Aug. 2025
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Philosophers including Plato and Descartes largely dismissed laughter and suggested people used humor primarily to establish superiority or in-group status, by making jokes at others’ expense.—
Jyoti Madhusoodanan,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 July 2025
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They are left wielding the tools of instrumentality: in-groups and cliques, buying effort through more money, coercive employment agreements and suits against whistleblowers.—
Dave Winsborough,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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Cox’s wired network can deliver stable speeds for households with multiple users.—
Kara McGinley,
USA Today,
22 Aug. 2025
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This season, there’s a new owner who sees their election night coverage as a network branding opportunity.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Aug. 2025
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According to recent reports by The Daily Beast, the thing that’s keeping the King from finally reconciling with Harry is his other son, who reportedly believes his brother should not be welcomed back to the royal fold.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
2 Sep. 2025
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Her earrings, cuff bracelets, and necklaces are fabricated using a variety of techniques, including fold forming.—
Caroline Rogers,
Southern Living,
31 Aug. 2025
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Measuring Progress Targeting The Net Zero Goal At its third meeting of strategic business leaders this past June, the organization published its Roadmap to 2050, aiming to reach net zero by that date.—
Kathleen Turner,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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On artificial intelligence, companies and organizations of all sizes will depend on CrowdStrike’s best-in-class solutions even more.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
28 Aug. 2025
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The Constitutional Court’s ruling on Friday represents another wave on the turbulent rapids of Thai politics, in which those pushing for change have frequently run foul of the establishment – a small but powerful clique of military, royalist and business elites.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
29 Aug. 2025
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And there's hierarchy and cliques and clubs and all these different things.—
H. Alan Scott
Jennifer Cunningham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
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Ellen and Brian may have just declared their love and commitment to each other in a handfast ceremony, but their burgeoning relationship is about to upend both of their clans’ lives.—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Aug. 2025
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The clan have dominated Thai politics for more than 20 years, but the government is now on shaky ground.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
29 Aug. 2025
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The Court concluded the use of race in college admissions is a violation of the 14th Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause.—
Jon McGowan,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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What to know after seismic change in college sports.—
Ray Padilla,
The Courier-Journal,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Charmed circle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/charmed%20circle. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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