CHARMED CIRCLE Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

charmed circle

noun

Definition of charmed circle

as in closed shop

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Recent Examples of charmed circle 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

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Noun

That initial ruling also triggered a furious response from her nationalist allies at home and abroad, feeding an anti-establishment narrative of an elite conspiring to shut them out.

— Melissa Bell, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
While the elite pick up their paddles after a vampiric rest in a hyperbaric oxygen chamber, 87% of Americans (out of 5,000 surveyed in December 2025) believe the country is in a crisis because of its unaffordability.

— Hunter Lacey, Allure, 7 July 2026

Definition of elite

Noun

Cultural traditions help strengthen group identities and reinforce in-group sentiments.

— Steve S. Medeiros, The Conversation, 15 June 2026
In many organizations, in-group bias influences who receives attention, whose ideas are heard, and who gains access to valuable opportunities.

— Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 10 June 2026

Definition of in-group

Noun

Manufacturing and consumer platforms Stocks in manufacturing and consumer platforms that Goldman recommends to investors are those that combine large-scale production assets, distribution networks and durable customer demand.

— Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 8 July 2026
The German predator network managed to thrive despite clear violations of Telegram’s terms of service, again raising questions about how the platform has been used for criminal activity.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026

Definition of network

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Strava has seen extraordinary growth in organised run clubs, with community groups growing several-fold as participation in organised running continues to accelerate.

— Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Like an origami box, each fold reveals another treasure, from Mick Ronson’s moonshot guitar to the feel-good chorus.

— Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026

Definition of fold

Noun

Giselle Garcia, program director for NorCal Resist, said the arrest data largely tracks with the organization’s own informal counts though emphasized much enforcement goes unaccounted for if families aren’t willing to speak up.

— Mathew Miranda July 9, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026
Success there could help pave the way for wider adoption across military maintenance organizations and other defense sustainment operations.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026

Definition of organization

Noun

Since its inception, social media has been a proving ground for tween fashion and identity, offering under-16s a digital canvas to experiment with their style and form online cliques around niche interests.

— Sophie Lou Wilson, Vogue, 2 July 2026
Shen wondered whether there was a random model that could produce clique-free colorings more efficiently than Erdős’ approach.

— Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 26 June 2026

Definition of clique

Noun

There was big news for the Fanning clan on Wednesday morning, with Dakota Fanning nominated for her role in Peacock‘s limited series All Her Fault and Elle Fanning nominated for Apple TV comedy series Margo’s Got Money Troubles.

— Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 8 July 2026
The Richards family is one of America’s richest clans, thanks to its electrical manufacturing company Southwire.

— Simone Melvin, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026

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