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voodooed

verb

past tense of voodoo
as in possessed

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  1. possessed
  2. cursed
Verb
  • Information was scarce, and those who possessed it held a clear advantage.
    — Nick Leighton, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • But Edward, possessed of a tragic backstory and an iron will, isn’t giving up so easily.
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2026
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  • In a wartorn country where air travel is too perilous to even consider, the roads are the obvious option, but are jammed, precarious, and cursed with long, torturous border queues.
    — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Instead, the ghosts of flower power rose from their graves and cursed the entire Sex Squadron with a thundercloud of paranoia from all the bad acid trips ever to hit Haight-Ashbury.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
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“Voodooed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/voodooed. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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