as in charmed
being or appearing to be under a magic spell
an enchanted isle of the South Pacific
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as in fascinated
to attract or delight as if by magic
the child actress enchanted audiences with her bubbly personality
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as in possessed
to cast a spell on
out of spite, the jealous queen enchanted her chief rival for the title of the fairest one of all
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as in mesmerized
to hold the attention of as if by a spell
the tales about the young wizard have enchanted children around the globe
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Recent Examples of enchanted
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
Now, to add some context, this was only the second 70-point first half in the team’s enchanted season.
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Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Mar. 2026
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
Investors became enchanted with Anthropic's Claude models, which have been constantly updated with new versions.
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Davis Giangiulio,
CNBC,
20 May 2026
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Adjective
But the four-poster bed carved with Pica-pau’s symbols feels enchanted and protective.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
Now, to add some context, this was only the second 70-point first half in the team’s enchanted season.
—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
The march always enchanted and created a fervent buzz that enveloped the town, driving to them a ready audience.
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Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
Investors became enchanted with Anthropic's Claude models, which have been constantly updated with new versions.
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Davis Giangiulio,
CNBC,
20 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enchanted
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Across this charmed Knicks run, not many public flowers have been tossed Thibodeau’s way from his former team.
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Mary Janes gives the same charmed effect as flats, only with more arch support.
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About 60 of the items on the list were lifelong dreams or adventures that had always fascinated him.
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Part of what fascinated me about their presentation was not only their refusal to kowtow to male desire, which for decades had a stranglehold on rock aesthetics, but a concomitant disavowal of commercialism.
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Mostly because one of them is possessed by a dark spirit.
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Shortly before the Microsoft researchers published their CAPTCHA finding, a Stanford psychologist named Michal Kosinski had posted a paper documenting that GPT-4 possessed this capability—even though it hadn’t been intentionally engineered into the machine.
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That air should be JR’s vital collaborator — no complex and costly scaffolding for these magic mountains — is nothing new in Paris.
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After a six-year closure (alongside the larger hotel closure), locals are thrilled to see that their beloved spot is back and better than ever (Fulk wisely left all that was magic alone and gave the space a light glow-up).
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British socialite Gertrude Shilling, the mother and muse of milliner David Shilling, delighted Ascot crowds for decades by wearing her son’s fantastical creations.
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Fans were delighted by the victory.
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The Cubs lost 8-6 and the cheers turned to jeers and swears as relief pitcher Jacob Webb cursed his own performance after the game.
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As the inscription had been damaged, researchers couldn’t decipher whether this tablet had cursed four slaves or whether four slaves had cried out to the Egyptian gods and demi-heroes, who knows?
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Dusty navy blue and shiny gold accents make this collection's decor feel even more magical.
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For over 40 years now, Canadian filmmaker Guy Maddin has made some of the strangest, most beautiful movies in existence, films that replicate the magical qualities of cinema in its infancy, both paying tribute to Maddin’s influences and wryly satirizing them.
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Seen from the other side of the deal, that means that bond issuers must pay higher yields, or rates, for investors to be enticed to buy.
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Financial incentives offered by the conservation district, in conjunction with federal programs, have enticed farmers in the South Fork of the Republican River near Burlington to end irrigation on an additional 20,000 acres.
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“Enchanted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enchanted. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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