1
as in possessed
to cast a spell on
it was as if he had spelled the public into believing his ridiculous claims
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2
as in meant
to communicate or convey (as an idea) to the mind
that summertime combination of hot temperatures and equally hot tempers can spell trouble
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Recent Examples of spelled
Fox59 reporter Russ McQuaid's last name was originally spelled wrong.
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Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 12 Oct. 2025
Under normal circumstances, in earlier times and, more importantly, with a different band, this would’ve spelled the end of Allen’s career as a drummer.
—Todd Longwell, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
In other years, all of those negatives working against the Cowboys would have spelled disaster.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2025
Kevin Hogan spelled Kizer for a game in 2017, while Thad Lewis spelled Weeden for a game in 2012.
—Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Inconsistencies in recent years, along with a disastrous 56-13 loss to Notre Dame on Saturday, spelled the end of Pittman's tenure at Arkansas.
—Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
All that should have spelled relief to H-1B workers and their corporate sponsors, but Xiao Wang, chief executive of the immigration services firm Boundless Immigration, said the lack of detail left many unanswered questions – and his clients uneasy.
—Dian Zhang, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
Watley-Neely's first name was spelled Lemuel in online jail and court records.
—Christina Hall, Freep.com, 23 Sep. 2025
My mom’s name is spelled G-I-N-N-I-E, which is not common.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2025
Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 12 Oct. 2025
Under normal circumstances, in earlier times and, more importantly, with a different band, this would’ve spelled the end of Allen’s career as a drummer.
—Todd Longwell, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
In other years, all of those negatives working against the Cowboys would have spelled disaster.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2025
Kevin Hogan spelled Kizer for a game in 2017, while Thad Lewis spelled Weeden for a game in 2012.
—Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Inconsistencies in recent years, along with a disastrous 56-13 loss to Notre Dame on Saturday, spelled the end of Pittman's tenure at Arkansas.
—Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
All that should have spelled relief to H-1B workers and their corporate sponsors, but Xiao Wang, chief executive of the immigration services firm Boundless Immigration, said the lack of detail left many unanswered questions – and his clients uneasy.
—Dian Zhang, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
Watley-Neely's first name was spelled Lemuel in online jail and court records.
—Christina Hall, Freep.com, 23 Sep. 2025
My mom’s name is spelled G-I-N-N-I-E, which is not common.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spelled
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Likewise, evil will not be defeated by the emergence of an individual Chosen One, a lone hero possessed of a wand powerful enough to subdue his enemy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Oct. 2025
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Because of this, ice bunkers were generally only utilized by social elites such as the royals, who possessed the necessary technological know-how and labor force.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
16 Oct. 2025
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The intelligence brief was meant to make law enforcement aware of indicators of possible violence at protests and ways to mitigate them in advance.—
Lauren Mascarenhas,
CNN Money,
17 Oct. 2025
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The movement mirrors a human stretch meant to loosen the upper body.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Oct. 2025
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Behind closed doors, network execs cursed the growing power, and seeming lack of accountability, of streamers, while many of those at Netflix, YouTube, Prime Video and their kin still saw their linear counterparts as dinosaurs nearing extinction.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
12 Oct. 2025
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From childhood, this history was offered to Tommy by his father as proof that the men in their family were cursed and that everyone else in Dalton was out to get them.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Oct. 2025
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Although this defeat signified the end of Sandinista rule, the Sandinistas themselves survived, albeit in name only.—
Tim Brinkhof,
JSTOR Daily,
8 Oct. 2025
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But the session also signified a major change in how business is conducted in the Missouri Senate, which may shape the future of legislation passed by lawmakers in the General Assembly.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
12 Sep. 2025
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Then, as Chiefs receiver Juju Smith-Schuster extended his hand to exchange pleasantries, Branch reached out and struck him in the head, knocking the veteran WR to his knees.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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Bloom Energy — The energy stock soared 26% after the maker of fuel cell power generators struck a $5 billion partnership with Brookfield Asset Management to install fuel cells in artificial intelligence data centers.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
13 Oct. 2025
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They are denoted with an asterisk in the minimum and maximum tuition columns.—
Rachel Wegner,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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To reduce transport emissions, the resort sources many of its ingredients locally, which is denoted with the initials LS on menus.—
Kathryn Romeyn,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Sep. 2025
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TikTok users flooded the comments section with laughter and playful interpretations of the dog’s behavior, charmed by the pet’s timing and apparent misunderstanding of the task at hand.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
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Scott was completing a yearlong master’s program in mathematics, and Noone, a doctoral candidate five years his senior, was charmed by the contrast between his good looks and his diffidence.—
Eren Orbey,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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Netanyahu publicly implied for the first time Friday that not all of the deceased hostages held captive in Gaza will return, underscoring previous assessments that Hamas may not be able to find and return all of their remains.—
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
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It’s often implied that the big deal in the origin of complex animals like us, known as metazoans, was the switch from unicellular to multicellular life.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Spelled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spelled. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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