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 The loss spelled the end of the Chiefs’ perfect 5-0 start to the season. — Jeff Rosen, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026 Lifted from the pavement, that lead spelled a letter in her hand. — Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026 Still, there is no place for striker Deniz Undav, who led Germany with three goals and two assists at the World Cup before a round-of-32 loss on penalties to Paraguay spelled the end of coach Julian Nagelsmann's tenure. — ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026 While most are familiar with the name spelled John, this spelling has held its own spot on the chart since 1920. — Sarah Scott, Parents, 17 Sep. 2026 The Colts were just one touchdown drive away from knocking off the Texans in the regular-season finale and securing a postseason berth, but an errant pass from Minshew on fourth-and-1 spelled the end of their season. — James Boyd, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026 The shape spelled cat, and there was only one kind of cat in India big enough to make such prints. — Leslie E. Tassell, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2026 This festival, whose name is actually Halloween spelled backward, is the largest annual festival in Kansas. — Katy Spratte Joyce, Midwest Living, 22 Aug. 2026 Adames also committed an error on a routine grounder in the bottom of the seventh that could’ve spelled disaster, but Houser got out of the inning unscathed. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spelled
  1. possessed
  2. meant
  3. struck
  4. signified
  5. cursed
  6. denoted
  7. enchanted
  8. implied
Verb
  • School officials said there was no evidence that weapons were used or possessed by students during the fights.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Vallow Daybell holds doomsday religious beliefs and has claimed that people in her life were possessed by evil spirits.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of possessed
Verb
  • Lehane said OpenAI’s views are meant to offer an alternative to extremes around AI.
    — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The central legal question was whether Missouri could use the map, meant to help Republicans gain an additional House seat, in the midterm elections before voters had a chance to approve it through a statewide reference.
    — Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of meant
Verb
  • According to police, the front driver’s side of the pickup struck the rear passenger side of the tractor and part of the trailer.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Meanwhile, Qatar's national gas company said one of its vessels was struck in the Persian Gulf, and Israeli strikes on Gaza killed eight people, including a young boy.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of struck
Verb
  • Whatever the detail signified, this was his final bow for Saint Laurent.
    — Luke Leitch, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The ceremonial ringing of the bell to open the market also signified the release of our latest ranking of Europe’s biggest businesses.
    — Sam Forsdick, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of signified
Verb
  • In most versions of the Greek mythology, Medusa is a beautiful woman that was cursed by the goddess Athena with a head of snakes instead of hair and the horrible ability to turn people to stone with just one look.
    — Lynsey Eidell, Glamour, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Kristian Matsson, who records under the moniker The Tallest Man on Earth, is both blessed and cursed by having arrived nearly fully formed.
    — David Harris, SPIN, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of cursed
Verb
  • The downtrend channel that took hold in December 2024 has come into secular support from the monthly cloud model, denoted by the shading on the chart.
    — Katie Stockton, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The machine generated about a dozen or so graphs, marked by human figures and bursts of colors that denoted energy fields, broken down by organ—and even tooth.
    — Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of denoted
Verb
  • After falling in love with one another, the pair became enchanted by wine when McCollum was playing for the Portland Trail Blazers.
    — Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2026
  • He is enchanted by the spinning itself, and even by his own enchantment – a spell that breaks the instant the top stops in his hand.
    — Stacy Keltner, The Conversation, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of enchanted
Verb
  • There’s a week in the novel during which Lee goes to San Francisco that is implied but not described.
    — Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026
  • New consumer research suggests the shift is more deliberate, and more compatible with luxury growth, than early coverage implied.
    — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of implied

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“Spelled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spelled. Accessed 3 Nov. 2026.

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