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also glamors
as in spells
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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Recent Examples of glamours
Sorceresses, with their bewitching glamours and their constant meddling in affairs of state, are pariahs of a different kind.
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Scott Meslow, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
Scott Meslow, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glamours
spells
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Gabriel came straight into the first team in 2020, but Saliba had to wait, with three loan spells back to France after arriving from Saint-Etienne in 2019.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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At the same time, severe OCD, intrusive thoughts and uncontrollable crying spells took a major toll on Cust’s mental health.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
30 May 2026
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“Glamours.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glamours. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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