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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Kloss possessed a superhuman talent for observation.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025 -
Taylor noted that because of the NCAA transfer portal, some of KU’s 2025-26 additions will have been starters at other schools and have more experience than the 08-09 Jayhawks possessed.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2025
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The best locations for the signs, which are meant to help visitors get around town and highlight East Dundee’s unique and historic identity, are still under consideration, the newsletter said.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2025
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Paved highways meant dangerous going for horse and rider, and her only mishap of the trip would come at Portland, when Goldie slipped on rain-slick pavement and fell on his rider and broke her leg, resulting in a delay of several weeks.—
Ben East,
Outdoor Life,
14 Mar. 2025
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But the photos in that email, from camera traps in the Andes mountains, struck him as different.—
Jonathan Lambert,
NPR,
31 Dec. 2024
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Puerto Rico continues to struggle with chronic power outages blamed on a crumbling power grid that was razed by Hurricane Maria, a powerful category 4 storm that struck the island in September 2017.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
31 Dec. 2024
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As has been the case with 21st century globalization, an unprecedented boom in global trade and investment during the Gold Standard era implied all the major countries were indebted to each other in an interlinked global web of debts, counter debts and obligations.—
David McWilliams,
Time,
9 Apr. 2025
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The headline also implied broader public support for negotiations that could ease international pressure and economic hardship.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Spelled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spelled. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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