1
as in possessing
to cast a spell on
it was as if he had spelled the public into believing his ridiculous claims
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as in meaning
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 spelling
Oliver advanced to the finals by correctly spelling two words and answering a vocabulary question in Wednesday’s semifinals at Constitution Hall.
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City News Service,
Daily News,
28 May 2026
These forms of art can speak to the character of a home and those who live there without blatantly spelling it out.
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Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
14 May 2026
Wiggins earned five minutes off the bench in Game 1, spelling the Thunder’s backcourt firepower.
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Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
8 May 2026
But its investment seemed especially notable coming in the wake of NBCUniversal’s decision to leave the first-run syndication business, spelling the end for Access Hollywood, Access Live, Karamo and The Steve Wilkos Show.
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Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Apr. 2026
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City News Service,
Daily News,
28 May 2026
These forms of art can speak to the character of a home and those who live there without blatantly spelling it out.
—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
14 May 2026
Wiggins earned five minutes off the bench in Game 1, spelling the Thunder’s backcourt firepower.
—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
8 May 2026
But its investment seemed especially notable coming in the wake of NBCUniversal’s decision to leave the first-run syndication business, spelling the end for Access Hollywood, Access Live, Karamo and The Steve Wilkos Show.
—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Apr. 2026
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But possessing the ball did not translate into a multitude of shot attempts early, with Turkey registering only one shot on target the entire first half.
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This federal conservation laws prohibits hunting, harming or possessing the birds.
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For one, owning compute infrastructure also requires maintenance and constant upkeep, meaning that specialists have to be brought on board.
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Smoke from the fire has been pushing to the east and northeast, meaning the air quality at popular vacation spots like Zion and Bryce Canyon national parks — which are located far south of the flames — hasn’t been significantly affected beyond some haze sinking into the Bryce area.
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The woman started cursing her out.
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Throughout our conversation, Rosenbaum frequently cited examples in which obvious AI errors left him enraged and literally cursing at the machine.
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The agency issued an El Niño Advisory on Thursday morning, signifying that Earth has crossed a key threshold into El Niño territory.
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Spielberg thinks that his robust history with alien characters should at least give him a glimpse of something signifying aliens' actual existence.
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Police are looking for a driver accused of intentionally striking an officer with a vehicle in North Philadelphia Friday night, police say.
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Fast forward to 2020, and Middleton welcomed Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy to Buckingham Palace while wearing a sapphire pendant that bore a striking resemblance to the stone in Diana’s necklace.
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In a scene shot backstage at a Pod Meets World live show, Friedle showed that Savage hadn't responded to a text from Friedle since April 2020, and his iMessages switched from blue to green, potentially denoting a block.
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Eos, the goddess of dawn, functions as a poetic device denoting the passage of time.
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Still, there’s something that feels small about this particular story, charming enough in the moment and almost instantly forgettable the moment the credits roll.
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So there's a very famous example of Fidel Castro inviting Ted Turner down to Cuba and charming him and then being on the program.
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Wells Fargo also kept a buy-equivalent rating and a $1,259-per-share price target, implying around 20% upside from Tuesday's late-session levels.
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The research team also found troubling racial disparities when officers used language reserved for serious suspicions — like phrasing implying commands or accusations — when the reason for the stop was relatively minor.
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“Spelling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spelling. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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