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also glamor
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as in spell
a spoken word or set of words believed to have magic power
the children were so preternaturally well-behaved that they must have been under the power of a glamour of some sort
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as in appeal
the power of irresistible attraction
the glamour of the fashion industry
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Recent Examples of glamour
The week also offered moments of glamour and creativity across the coasts and overseas.
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Okla Jones, Essence, 28 Sep. 2025
The daughter of a former model and a wealthy industrialist, Kelly was a child actor and the epitome of glamour in the early 1950s, often modeling and appearing in TV commercials.
—Mark Gray, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
Born in 1995, Doja Cat wasn't a first-hand witness to the undefeated glamour of the biggest beauty brands' late-‘80s and early-’90s print and TV ads.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 26 Sep. 2025
Candace Cameron Bure prefers small-town living over the glitz and glamour of Hollywood.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 26 Sep. 2025
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Okla Jones, Essence, 28 Sep. 2025
The daughter of a former model and a wealthy industrialist, Kelly was a child actor and the epitome of glamour in the early 1950s, often modeling and appearing in TV commercials.
—Mark Gray, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
Born in 1995, Doja Cat wasn't a first-hand witness to the undefeated glamour of the biggest beauty brands' late-‘80s and early-’90s print and TV ads.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 26 Sep. 2025
Candace Cameron Bure prefers small-town living over the glitz and glamour of Hollywood.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 26 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for glamour
Noun
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Then came a barrage of three hurricanes — Gabrielle, Humberto and Imelda — forming in a two-week-stretch to end September, breaking an unusual quiet spell.—
Chris Dolce,
CNN Money,
6 Oct. 2025
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Beckham, Joey Barton (Marseille) and Joe Cole (Lille) all had a season in France’s Ligue 1 in the 2010s, with the former ending his playing career at Paris Saint-Germain, after a six-season spell at LA Galaxy in MLS which was interspersed with two loans to Italy’s Milan.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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For a generation living in great uncertainty—from the GFC to COVID to cost-of-living pressures—Trump’s disruptive appeal offers both a protest and a sense of control.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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So while the shutdown is set to disrupt a wide range of federal programs, the SSA will continue holding appointments for benefit applications, considering appeals requests, and issuing original and replacement Social Security cards, among other services.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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There’s an atemporal quality to the film’s stylized alternate reality, which blends an old-world charm with signs of a technocratic dystopia, all contained to a few blocks in an imaginary town.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
30 Sep. 2025
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The actor, who plays the dashing Prince Fiyero in Wicked, has commanded the stage, small screen, and now Hollywood blockbusters—all while maintaining the same approachable charm that first drew audiences to him in the early days of his 30-year career.—
Olivia-Anne Cleary,
Time,
30 Sep. 2025
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So one of the jobs that CFOs actually have is to keep people under control and not fall for the seductiveness of narrators, and not just go for convincing stories, but look at facts.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
21 Aug. 2025
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After coming back from a 3-0 deficit in the 2004 American League Championship Series, the Red Sox not only broke their World Series curse that year, but went on to defeat the Yankees in the teams' next two postseason battles in 2018 and 2021.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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The Grudge Karen (Sarah Michelle Gellar) is an American nurse living in Tokyo who is exposed to a mysterious supernatural curse.—
Caitlin White,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
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There is agency at work in this seduction—not his, not mine, but theirs.—
Gary Greenberg,
New Yorker,
27 Sep. 2025
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The whole scene is a masterclass in femme seduction, the kind that could have only been directed by a lesbian.—
James Factora,
Them.,
26 Sep. 2025
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Nearby Cannes offers a different kind of enchantment—one that contains red carpets and cinematic splendor.—
Jeryl Brunner,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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That’s the enchantment of Dream Lake, one of Luray Caverns’ most famous sights.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
16 Sep. 2025
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Winter might not hold the same allure, Bies said.—
Brandon Loomis,
AZCentral.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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Maybe that’s the allure of October, when the pressure can be both daunting and comforting.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Glamour.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glamour. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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