as in spell
a spoken word or set of words believed to have magic power
hovering over the sick child, the witch doctor muttered mysterious incantations
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Recent Examples of incantation
There’s a little bit of mystery with the spirits, incantations and rituals.
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Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2025
Then, in what might be one of the most fitting metaphors of parenting and family-building in horror-comedy history, everyone—Rohan, Josh, their parents, their partner's parents, and even their friend—start screaming the same garbled Latin incantation in an effort to confuse the demon.
—Annabelle Canela, Parents, 26 Mar. 2025
Instead, the government simply repeats its incantation of a need to modernize the system and uncover fraud.
—Ars Technica, 21 Mar. 2025
The story ends in the village of Hammondsport, where Drew was killed, with a kind of incantation of the cycle of life on Keuka Lake.
—Willing Davidson, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2025
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Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2025
Then, in what might be one of the most fitting metaphors of parenting and family-building in horror-comedy history, everyone—Rohan, Josh, their parents, their partner's parents, and even their friend—start screaming the same garbled Latin incantation in an effort to confuse the demon.
—Annabelle Canela, Parents, 26 Mar. 2025
Instead, the government simply repeats its incantation of a need to modernize the system and uncover fraud.
—Ars Technica, 21 Mar. 2025
The story ends in the village of Hammondsport, where Drew was killed, with a kind of incantation of the cycle of life on Keuka Lake.
—Willing Davidson, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incantation
Noun
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Rastrick also had a spell at the Professional Game Academy Audit Company (PGAAC) as leadership and management auditor.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Davis played through foul trouble, too, sitting for spells after collecting four infractions.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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As his invocations crescendoed, so did the music behind him and the Legacy Mass Choir broke into a rousing gospel performance to start the homegoing services.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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For an artist who has spent a lifetime collapsing the distance between art and life, this director’s cut is both summation and fresh invocation.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The rise of the gig economy and remote work has finally broken the cubicle curse, giving us the freedom to answer emails from a mountain cabin or run a startup from a beachside bistro.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
6 Mar. 2026
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Pay multiple people from the crafts site Etsy to perform tarot readings, lift any existing curses and otherwise engage in witchcraft.—
Tyler Estep,
AJC.com,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Incantation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incantation. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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