séance
noun
sé·ance
ˈsā-ˌän(t)s 
-ˌäⁿs,
sā-ˈän(t)s,
-ˈäⁿs
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Despite Lazlo’s scientific protestations, the vampires are forced to perform a seance to remove a ghost infestation, only to be haunted afterwards by their human selves and/or a serious lack of updog.
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Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2024
Readings start at 5:30pm Tuesday, with the first seance at 6:30pm.
—Lindsey Erdody, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024
Tomato Soup With Ghost Toasts Should your preference for spooky treats lean more savory, host a soup seance.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2024
The girls then reportedly contacted a medium to perform a seance, which determined that the Raggedy Ann doll was inhabited by the spirit of Annabelle Higgins, a young girl who resided on the property but died at age 7, long before the current apartment block was erected.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 6 Oct. 2024
In the wake of the 2014 story, the home was the target of vandalism and seances after drawing national attention.
—Joe Mutascio, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Sep. 2024
Otho takes the lead in holding seances to bring the dead back to life as an entertainment ploy.
—Lisa Stardust, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2024
But Wilson was keen to find individuals who strived to make serious, meaningful connections with their clients — many of whom already knew each other and would regularly meet for group seances.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 4 Sep. 2024
Join us in a sunshine seance by scrolling on to shop one (or all) of the special spring-occasion candles ahead.
—Elizabeth Buxton, refinery29.com, 13 Mar. 2024
Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2024
Readings start at 5:30pm Tuesday, with the first seance at 6:30pm.
—Lindsey Erdody, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024
Tomato Soup With Ghost Toasts Should your preference for spooky treats lean more savory, host a soup seance.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2024
The girls then reportedly contacted a medium to perform a seance, which determined that the Raggedy Ann doll was inhabited by the spirit of Annabelle Higgins, a young girl who resided on the property but died at age 7, long before the current apartment block was erected.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 6 Oct. 2024
In the wake of the 2014 story, the home was the target of vandalism and seances after drawing national attention.
—Joe Mutascio, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Sep. 2024
Otho takes the lead in holding seances to bring the dead back to life as an entertainment ploy.
—Lisa Stardust, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2024
But Wilson was keen to find individuals who strived to make serious, meaningful connections with their clients — many of whom already knew each other and would regularly meet for group seances.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 4 Sep. 2024
Join us in a sunshine seance by scrolling on to shop one (or all) of the special spring-occasion candles ahead.
—Elizabeth Buxton, refinery29.com, 13 Mar. 2024
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séance
noun
sé·ance
ˈsā-ˌän(t)s
1
: a meeting for discussion : session
2
: a meeting to receive the communications of spirits
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