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
Tatis in right field means is Sung-Mun Song at second base for the first time since May 15 and in the field for the first time since spelling Xander Bogaerts at shortstop on May 23.
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Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2026
Those opportunities finally started to pop up in 2023, when Dowdle ran for 361 yards while occasionally spelling Tony Pollard.
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CBS News,
31 May 2026
Harini Logan won the first spell-off, in 2022, by spelling 22 words in 90 seconds.
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Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
29 May 2026
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
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Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2026
Those opportunities finally started to pop up in 2023, when Dowdle ran for 361 yards while occasionally spelling Tony Pollard.
—
CBS News,
31 May 2026
Harini Logan won the first spell-off, in 2022, by spelling 22 words in 90 seconds.
—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
29 May 2026
Oliver advanced to the finals by correctly spelling two words and answering a vocabulary question in Wednesday’s semifinals at Constitution Hall.
—
City News Service,
Daily News,
28 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spelling
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But there is a difference between identifying agility as important and possessing it.
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In 1999, authorities jailed Gadd for possessing child pornography.
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First, President Dillon asked for existing data centers to be grandfathered in the ordinance, meaning operating data centers can expand without following these rules.
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The resulting bio-char demonstrated a heating value of 29 MJ/kg, meaning that burning 1 kg of the fuel will provide 29 MJ of thermal energy.
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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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And in many Indigenous societies, the color, length, and placement of fringe acted as a coat of arms, signifying one’s family, tribe, or position in the community.
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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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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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The consensus target is more than 6% lower than Macy’s trading price, implying some downside.
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The Club has a buy-equivalent 1 rating and a $1,300 price target, implying a more than 14% upside from Wednesday's close.
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“Spelling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spelling. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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