spelling

present participle of spell

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Verb
  • Smothers is also charged with possessing contraband, a cell phone, in his prison cell.
    Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Mehrzad Asadi Eidivand, an Iranian national, was accused of possessing firearms and ammunition while being in the United States unlawfully.
    Elena Santa Cruz, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Bella meaning beautiful and Luna translating to moon, which could relate to their popularity given their bilingual meanings.
    Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • In 2023, the commonwealth was one of two states with a split legislature, meaning Republicans held the state Senate and Democrats the House.
    Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Alisah, who was present in the passenger’s seat of the car, also got caught up in the mix, cursing at Renner’s mom.
    Essence, Essence, 2 Sep. 2025
  • But cursing and insulting people today is perfectly acceptable.
    Jessica Hopkins, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The September full moon is also called the harvest moon, signifying the end of the growing season.
    Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • In 2025, the Music Biz conference relocated from Tennessee to Atlanta, signifying a need to be in the place where music is thriving.
    Jewel Wicker, Billboard, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • This is especially true with love planet Venus charming your sixth house of daily routines, work environments and day-to-day affairs.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • As noticed by Variety, the film was warmly received at the festival, charming the critics with its tale of two people who meet by the sea.
    Marta Balaga, Variety, 16 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Or maybe the font is just denoting the cloistered lives of the people at this film’s center.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Villages where land ownership required a lord to possess legal papers denoting their claim also increased the possibility of an uprising.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • His ex-girlfriend accused him of striking her on the back of the head and slapping her during a June 15 altercation.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2025
  • As a private-sector worker myself who has always had that right, I was stunned to learn that for decades, Maryland’s public employees, including teachers, have been legally barred from striking.
    Tim Wright, Baltimore Sun, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • In a response posted to social media, Kennedy hit back at the pediatrics academy's criticism, implying that the organization's views were influenced by corporate pharmaceutical funders.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The Moon was doing something that the Sun wasn’t — emitting gamma-rays — implying that, somehow, the Moon was doing a whole lot more than just reflecting sunlight.
    Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Spelling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spelling. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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