spelled

verb

past tense of spell
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 Blanco rallied and retired the ensuing five batters, but a two-out walk to Kyle Stowers in the fifth spelled the end of his 86-pitch outing. — Miami Herald, 21 July 2026 The asteroid that spelled the beginning of their end struck the Earth at about 40,000 miles an hour, blasting a 112-mile-wide crater into Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula. — Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026 Collins said the safety of police officers and residents could be jeopardized, but the consolidation ultimately spelled the end of the Chesterton/Porter Police dispatch center. — Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026 In scenes like a heist movie in reverse, the priceless Medieval artwork was spirited into the British Museum on Friday in the dead of night, after a high-tech, tight-security operation where any slip-up could have spelled disaster. — ABC News, 10 July 2026 In some sources, including the Georgia Institute of Technology’s website, the victim’s first name is spelled Sheetal. — Taylor Croft, AJC.com, 9 July 2026 Williams' first name was spelled 31 ways during the write-in voting. — Pete Sampson, New York Times, 26 June 2026 The saint’s own name is spelled Aðeluuoldus. — Literary Hub, 25 June 2026 Aaron Judge, the annual MVP candidate, is injured and typically that has spelled doom for the Yankees. — David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spelled
  1. possessed
  2. meant
  3. struck
  4. signified
  5. cursed
  6. denoted
  7. enchanted
  8. implied
Verb
  • Advertisement The Times and The Associated Press have reported the new aircraft lacks some of the anti-missile systems the previous presidential jets possessed.
    — Connor Greene, Time, 20 July 2026
  • In the first half, the Spanish side possessed the ball 62% of the time, with Argentinian great Leonel Messi only touching the ball once.
    — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 19 July 2026
Definition of possessed
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  • For some, this might have meant sitting in a compact defensive block to contain energy, while others rested on the ball, retaining possession and moving around the opposition.
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • Emergency orders meant for rare situations are becoming a permanent tool as load outpaces supply.
    — Anna Demeo, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of meant
Verb
  • The vessels were struck in separate attacks approximately 70 nautical miles (around 80 miles) off the Saudi coast, maritime risk consultancy Marisks said Thursday.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
  • Sporting struck first in a pair of wins over the Los Angeles Galaxy and did the same in a 3-1 loss to San Jose in April.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
Definition of struck
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  • During the games, players were banned from wearing OneLove armbands that signified unity with the LGBTQ community.
    — DeAsia Paige, AJC.com, 15 July 2026
  • That signified everything that Joe and Angela had swept under the rug.
    — Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 10 July 2026
Definition of signified
Verb
  • The pseudonymous title character, a depressed, drunken, belligerent twenty-six-year-old advice columnist, has no real hardships of his own and is cursed by doubt.
    — Hannah Jocelyn, New Yorker, 1 July 2026
  • Unlike Tithonus, cursed to age forever, electoral rules can and should be renewed.
    — Peter Gosselin, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
Definition of cursed
Verb
  • Despite its correction, EWZ remains in a cyclical bull trend as defined by the weekly cloud model, denoted by the shaded area on the chart, which provides support for the uptrend aligned with former resistance near $34.
    — Katie Stockton, CNBC, 13 July 2026
  • California is not experiencing a uniform decline in violent crime as denoted in the California Crime Statistics 2026.
    — Linh Tat, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
Definition of denoted
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  • Generations of visitors to the Okefenokee Swamp have been enchanted by its rich wildlife, black waters and cypress trees draped in Spanish moss.
    — Drew Kann, AJC.com, 20 July 2026
  • Clark’s Elioak Farm, at 10600 Clarksville Pike, has a lot to offer in addition to its Enchanted Forest features that have truly enchanted kids for decades.
    — Janet Kusterer, Baltimore Sun, 10 July 2026
Definition of enchanted
Verb
  • His team also collapses down the stretch and even though its not implied, the link is obvious that Mayfield’s health is a contributing factor.
    — Darren Cooper, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • But the inference is that the rankings implied where the quarterbacks stood entering 2026.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 17 July 2026
Definition of implied

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