as in possessed
to cast a spell on
I think our plans have been hexed from the start—everything is going wrong
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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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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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Every young child is enchanted by the beautiful colors of the rainbow.
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Throughout the set, lasers, strobes and flashes enchanted the audience, visuals dancing alongside the music.
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Aaron Judge, the annual MVP candidate, is injured and typically that has spelled doom for the Yankees.
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While these details matter, merely writing a person’s name as spelled is not an accomplishment; getting the pronunciation right should be the goal.
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After Scotland’s beer-guzzling fans charmed locals in Boston, the Tartan Army’s party has decamped to the heat of Miami for a clash with five-time champion Brazil.
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Ranch dressing has charmed the taste buds of tourists from far and wide, so much so that the Transportation Security Administration had to issue guidance on how much of the creamy condiment flyers could carry.
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Born Dan Wherrett in Lacey, Washington, the producer initially moved to Seattle to study design, but was bewitched by the world of electronic music.
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There are people who said that my mom had bewitched my father, because my mother is from a different ethnic community from my dad.
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So instead of Syrax, the Blacks get close air support from Jace on Vermax and Moondancer, ridden by Baela, who is easily seduced into battle by Jace’s unchecked hero complex.
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One class in, and Hannah is thoroughly seduced both by Melanie’s flattery and by her therapyspeak approach to acting, with its talk of truth-telling and connecting to one’s body.
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Satellite photos showed the destruction in Venezuela left by two powerful earthquakes that struck Wednesday and left more than 900 people dead.
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Days after twin earthquakes struck Venezuela, rescuers continue their search for survivors in the debris.
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“Hexed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hexed. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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