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also glamor
1
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
Russell giggled, awed by her fellow-star’s vivacity, her easy embrace of glamour.
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Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Swift turns Taylor's legacy into a sparkling pop bop, fusing old-Hollywood glamour with a modern-day love letter — almost certainly to her fiancé Travis Kelce, USA TODAY's review says.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Blair is a person with flaws, and of course, there’s also the whole glamour thing surrounding her and that fantasy part.
—María Mérida, Glamour, 2 Oct. 2025
Tassels combine Art Deco inspiration with of touch of bohemian glamour.
—Minty Mellon, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2025
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Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Swift turns Taylor's legacy into a sparkling pop bop, fusing old-Hollywood glamour with a modern-day love letter — almost certainly to her fiancé Travis Kelce, USA TODAY's review says.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Blair is a person with flaws, and of course, there’s also the whole glamour thing surrounding her and that fantasy part.
—María Mérida, Glamour, 2 Oct. 2025
Tassels combine Art Deco inspiration with of touch of bohemian glamour.
—Minty Mellon, Vogue, 2 Oct. 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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Gilbert appealed Wilson’s ruling; however, in December 2024, a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals panel turned down Gilbert’s appeal, per Courthouse News Service.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
8 Oct. 2025
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The Buccaneers, which mixes soapy costume drama with Taylor Swift songs, has been well reviewed by critics (72% Rotten Tomatoes average) and has developed a devoted following but has not broken out the way some of Apple TV+’s broad-appeal hits have.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
8 Oct. 2025
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Just as demented and tense, but drunk on the confidence of youth and the arrogance to believe that talent and charm is enough.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
7 Oct. 2025
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With its angular frame and rattan detailing, this dresser has enough midcentury-modern charm to appeal to retro design lovers.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
7 Oct. 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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If last season at Tom Ford was about seduction, spring-summer 2026 is about desire.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
1 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 mountains glowed with golden light, evoking a sense of enchantment and possibility.—
Lisa Greissinger,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Oct. 2025
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Fast-forward a century, and Kingcombe now sits on more than 11 acres of pure enchantment.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
1 Oct. 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 12 Oct. 2025.
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