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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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Though Indian elites long viewed the US with suspicion, relations between the two countries have improved in recent decades — particularly after Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power, with Washington viewing the Asian nation as a potential bulwark against a rising China.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Freedom: Conservatives prize personal liberty, which should include the freedom to generate your own power — a right already exercised by ordinary homeowners, not just elites.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
6 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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The company is in the process of preparing to split itself in two, with the studios business, HBO, and HBO Max set to become a company called Warner Bros., and the linear networks set to become a company called Discovery.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Aug. 2025
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The company behind the Warner Bros. studio, the HBO Max streaming service and cable networks including CNN and HGTV saw improving results for its streaming operations and production studios, even as conditions for its traditional TV networks appeared to worsen.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
7 Aug. 2025
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Sprays aren't generally effective because the mites are protected and hidden in leaf folds or galls.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
9 Aug. 2025
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It's got a great fold and can sit standing up, too.—
Nena Farrell,
Wired News,
31 July 2025
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Most cybersecurity frameworks are designed to protect individual organizations.—
Vishaal Hariprasad,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Clear the Air in Havering, a local campaign organization, took it to court, arguing its decision relied on flawed air pollution data and overlooked the spikes seen on fire days.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
15 Aug. 2025
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Enid introduced Wednesday to the social scene at Nevermore — the four main cliques being Furs, Fangs, Stoners and Scales.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
4 Aug. 2025
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As Sophie gets pulled deeper into the clique, things get more and more dangerous.—
Karin Slaughter,
People.com,
29 July 2025
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One member of the Coleman clan who didn't return was Harold Gould, who played Grandpa in the first movie.—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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Ellen is a smart, strategic thinker frustrated by her brothers’ desire to use her as a pawn in clan politics.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
9 Aug. 2025
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Unlike jails, which are designed for short-term incarceration of people who have not been convicted of crimes, prisons like Miami have programs that allow inmates to obtain college degrees, receive vocational training and gain work experience.—
Kristine Phillips,
IndyStar,
12 Aug. 2025
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Occupational licensing, diploma requirements for government employment and poor performance of public schools and colleges must top the economic agenda for political candidates.—
Bill Conerly,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Charmed circle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/charmed%20circle. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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