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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.
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Brenda Wineapple,
New Republic,
21 Dec. 2017
This performance was, more often than not, a spellbinder.
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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.
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Richard S. Ginell,
latimes.com,
20 Apr. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spellbinder
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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.
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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.
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Photography and the secret of Frederick Douglass' power Frederick Douglass, who was born into slavery and became an influential orator, writer and intellectual, was the most photographed person in America in the 19th century.
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The Greek philosopher and orator Antisthenes, commonly referred to as the father of Cynicism, famously taught his students at the Cynosarges.
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Jordan McLeod is a former meteorology lecturer at the University of South Alabama and future doctoral student.
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Given that the early days of the conflict cost $1 billion per day, Linda Bilmes, a Harvard Kennedy School senior public policy lecturer and a federal budget expert, said spending is more likely to total the $200 billion in additional funds the Pentagon requested back in March.
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“Spellbinder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spellbinder. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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