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as in appeal
the power of irresistible attraction
there's an enchantment about that handsome, young actor that audiences just adore
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as in spell
a spoken word or set of words believed to have magic power
entertained the children with stories about magic potions and enchantments
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as in sorcery
the power to control natural forces through supernatural means
there are people even today who claim to be skilled in enchantment
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Recent Examples of enchantment
Step outside, and the enchantment continues.
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Tori Latham, Robb Report, 29 Oct. 2025
Taurus There is enchantment and positivity in the air, urging you to use your power to help others.
—Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 27 Oct. 2025
These experiments, led most often by women in their own homes, revealed the domestic as a laboratory for testing enchantment.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Nearby Cannes offers a different kind of enchantment—one that contains red carpets and cinematic splendor.
—Jeryl Brunner, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enchantment
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Its distressed geometric pattern gives the rug a vintage appeal, and each of the five neutral colors is sure to match with existing décor.—
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The high court ruled by a 6-3 margin, granting the federal government’s emergency appeal of the judge’s temporary restraining order freezing the raids as they had been carried out.—
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The archer is known to be a magical being that throws zingers, or in this case, spells, at those who frustrate their peace.—
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The incoming generation of designs should be a step closer to the cars used between 2014 and 2021 — a spell in which Hamilton won six of his world titles.—
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Part of me wanted to attribute this beautiful sorcery to extensions, but my beauty editor Spidey sense told me otherwise.—
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The trippy visuals are reminiscent of Doctor Strange's sorcery of the Marvel movies as birds and buildings multiple and fold in on themselves.—
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Once can combine a gold chain for a necklace or bracelet with pieces from a wide assortment of medallions, charms, initials, and other designs with talisman appeal.—
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This on-sale pick has a spacious lower shelf for books, remotes, and other essentials, and its wood-grain finish adds a rustic charm.—
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Fireflies blipped and burned out, and the cicadas joined in an incantation that crescendoed into an ancient whirr.—
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When paired with the Grimmerie translation key available on the film's Universal site, the spell is revealed to be an incantation for soothing and mending pain and fear.—
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There are moments when great artists are won over by the magic of certain cities and then forever change the way that the world sees them.—
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There’s an equally eerie and intriguing magic that comes with venturing into the wilderness beneath the light of a full moon.—
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Market fundamentals trump policy announcements The general decline in oil prices from 2022 through late 2025 has reduced the attractiveness of many drilling investments.—
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In 2003, Zuckerberg, then a sophomore, created Facemash by hacking into Harvard’s online student directories and using the photos to create a site where users could rank students’ attractiveness.—
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Everything changes when a man from the protagonist's past (Harington) comes back from war, and a curse arrives in the form of a knight.—
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Nico Harrison is gone, but his curse on the Mavericks lingers.—
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“Enchantment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enchantment. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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