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Recent Examples of spellbinder
The speech Jackson makes is a spellbinder.
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Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
William Jennings Bryan, the evangelical spellbinder from Nebraska, argued in the 1896 presidential election that McKinley Republicans were the party of corporate power, corporate subsidies, and the gold standard.
—Brenda Wineapple, New Republic, 21 Dec. 2017
This performance was, more often than not, a spellbinder.
—Richard S. Ginell, latimes.com, 20 Apr. 2017
Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
William Jennings Bryan, the evangelical spellbinder from Nebraska, argued in the 1896 presidential election that McKinley Republicans were the party of corporate power, corporate subsidies, and the gold standard.
—Brenda Wineapple, New Republic, 21 Dec. 2017
This performance was, more often than not, a spellbinder.
—Richard S. Ginell, latimes.com, 20 Apr. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spellbinder
Noun
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Well, the ancient rhetorician and jurist Cicero gave as good an answer as any back in the times of Julius Caesar.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
20 May 2026
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Conley is a rhetorician who researches how cultural influences shape our everyday habits, preferences, biases and desires, particularly in the area of food and taste.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
4 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The power of an orator who can, in this way, fuse feeling and doctrine is immense.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Her father Walter was a prominent lawyer and orator.—
Shoshi Parks,
Popular Science,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Historically, the neighborhood has been a tricky market for businesses, said Jonathan Kuntz, a former lecturer at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
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By comparison, beans and soy are about 80% protein, says Grant Pearce, a senior lecturer at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand who studies protein chemistry.—
Alana Semuels,
Time,
1 June 2026
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“Spellbinder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spellbinder. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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