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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.
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The New Yorker,
4 Apr. 2022
OkCupid has cast a charmed circle of inclusion, from which some people must still inevitably be excluded.
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Zoë Hu,
The Atlantic,
23 Mar. 2022
Their class background and experiences of poverty pushed them outside of that charmed circle of perfect victimhood.
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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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Unlike Plato, Antisthenes did not believe that true knowledge of virtue, justice, and related concepts can be understood only by a select intellectual elite.
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Social change tools once reserved for elites — academics, think tanks, publishers, media moguls — were now on everyone’s phones.
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Cultural traditions help strengthen group identities and reinforce in-group sentiments.
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Academic writing, by contrast, besides being written for an in-group, often uses its erudition to assert superior understanding, telling us our belief that dogs matter owes less to real affection than to learned affectation.
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January 20 – February 18 Aquarius, your network responds to steady words.
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Nursing school spots are few and far between and are saved for the top applicants — often those with stable homes, supportive networks and few distractions.
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To clean the gasket, gently pull back the flexible rubber and wipe the interior and its folds with a microfiber cloth dipped in white vinegar.
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The soft, flexible construction folds easily into a tote or the corner of a carry-on without eating up precious space.
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The celebration will include fireworks, military bands, flyovers, tributes to the Armed Services, and a speech by the president that the organization said would commemorate the nation's 250th anniversary and chart a course for America's next chapter.
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Earlier this month three vessels from the China’s Maritime Safety Agency (MSA) a civilian law enforcement organization sailed through the Bashi Channel between the Philippines and Taiwan to begin law enforcement and mapping activities in waters east of Taiwan.
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Social rescue arrives in the form of outgoing cool girl Sonya (Molloy), who takes a shine to Coley after a chance encounter in a coffee shop, and invites her to join her clique.
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Under Meza, player cliques developed, stars were pampered, discipline waned.
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Will the kangaroo clan be able to capitalize on the USA's mistakes today?
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Warrior Cats is based on Erin Hunter’s feline book series that follows the adventures and drama of multiple clans of feral cats.
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Reese and Clark have been linked since their college careers, most notably after LSU defeated Iowa 102-85 in the 2023 NCAA women’s basketball championship game.
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Which top college and international prospects do pundits predict the Mavs will target with the ninth pick?
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“Charmed circle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/charmed%20circle. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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