as in possessing
to cast a spell on
I think our plans have been hexed from the start—everything is going wrong
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Their charges include possessing weapons of mass destruction, possessing explosive devices and threat of terrorism, Fox 13 reported.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025 -
In April, O’Connor was arrested on separate charges of possessing child pornography and transmitting harmful material to minors.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
12 Sep. 2025
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Her wails make Davina recall her own confinement, where she was treated similarly awfully and responded by cursing the women in the room.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
5 Sep. 2025
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Alisah, who was present in the passenger’s seat of the car, also got caught up in the mix, cursing at Renner’s mom.—
Essence,
Essence,
2 Sep. 2025
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In Pennsylvania, lawmakers have still not broken out of the impasse, spelling financial distress for schools and counties that rely particularly heavily on state funding.—
Isabella Volmert,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
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Paul Simon, another New York songwriter, was also expert at making his home part of the narrative without spelling it out.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
5 Sep. 2025
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But after Davina publicly accuses Julia mid-labor of seducing Lord Lovat, the group of women suddenly turn on Julia, yelling at her to repent her sins and repeatedly questioning her about the paternity of her child.—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Sep. 2025
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The drama follows Veneno (played by non-pro Víctor Miguel), a headstrong young drifter who survives by seducing truck drivers at 24-hour roadside diners called cachimbas.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
25 Aug. 2025
Verb
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This is especially true with love planet Venus charming your sixth house of daily routines, work environments and day-to-day affairs.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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As noticed by Variety, the film was warmly received at the festival, charming the critics with its tale of two people who meet by the sea.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
16 Aug. 2025
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Pork King Good Pumpkin Pie Pork Rinds – Salty, crunchy, cinnamon-y… and utterly bewitching.—
Lanee Lee,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Such is the expectancy around Arsenal now, a 1-0 loss to a bewitching free kick, the kind of sudden inspiration that decides a close and claustrophobic game, hit the team hard.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Hexing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hexing. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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