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or ensorceled
as in possessed
to cast a spell on
a dense, dark forest that is the scene for many a tale in which some unsuspecting traveler is ensorcelled by a witch or wizard
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But by the middle of that decade, the club possessed a reputation, a ‘West Ham Way’, qualities of grit and guile personified by Billy Bonds and Trevor Brooking.—
Michael Walker,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2026 -
Their teeth even possessed a snapshot of periods of climate change.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Jan. 2026
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Her popular romance stories have enchanted readers' hearts with mesmerizing tales, and by providing hope to others, Henry’s books have made generations fall head over heels for her writing.—
Lisa Stardust,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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Coperni’s timing proved, well, enchanted.—
Faran Krentcil,
InStyle,
31 Dec. 2025
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Video from Fischer showed Bovino leaving the restroom area in the front of the store and walking out as people cursed at him to leave.—
Mara H. Gottfried,
Twin Cities,
12 Jan. 2026
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In 2002, The Ring cursed VHS tapes; in 2014, Unfriended made laptops frightening; and now, in 2026, A24’s Undertone is ready to create the world’s first skin-crawling movie about a podcast.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
8 Jan. 2026
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Still, as Hader sent increasingly elaborate floral arrangements to her tour stops, Wong was charmed.—
Kase Wickman,
Vanity Fair,
8 Jan. 2026
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In real life, Emily was thoroughly charmed.—
Kylie Gilbert,
InStyle,
6 Jan. 2026
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It definitely shouldn’t be spelled like that.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
14 Jan. 2026
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While the football world was full of speculation, wondering whether his disappearance into a red-light therapy airstream spelled the end of his career, Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford’s summer was filled primarily with uncertainty.—
Adam Grosbard,
Oc Register,
7 Jan. 2026
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And the defenders are just bewitched by this shift of the weight.—
Jon Wertheim,
CBS News,
1 Dec. 2025
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Somehow, Americans of most stripes seemed bewitched by this messaging that the elites were pulling a fast one over on The Forgotten Man.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
18 Nov. 2025
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Released in 1994, Sátántangó (based on László Krasznahorka’s novel) chronicled an impoverished Hungarian village that becomes seduced by a would-be prophet who has seemingly come back from the dead.—
Tim Grierson,
Rolling Stone,
6 Jan. 2026
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This year, we were seduced by silver trays and a new take on the TV-dinner table.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
26 Dec. 2025
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He was struck three times, suffering a broken clavicle.—
Tom Olsen,
Twin Cities,
14 Jan. 2026
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Chinnawong added that those who were killed were in two of the three carriages struck by the crane.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Ensorcelled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ensorcelled. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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