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also glamor
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as in spell
a spoken word or set of words believed to have magic power
the children were so preternaturally well-behaved that they must have been under the power of a glamour of some sort
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as in appeal
the power of irresistible attraction
the glamour of the fashion industry
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Recent Examples of glamour
Bank Hotel, Stockholm A landmark building in one of Stockholm’s most prestigious quarters, the Bank Hotel is a beguiling bastion of old-fashioned grace and modern glamour.
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Ann Abel, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Ahead of the special’s debut, the artists showcased holiday glamour with standout looks for the taping.
—Ty Gaskins, WWD, 16 Dec. 2024
Luxury and glamour met cutting-edge style at Keys in West Hollywood for Billboard’s No. 1’s Party celebrating the road to the 2024 Billboard Music Awards.
—Evan Burke, Billboard, 13 Dec. 2024
Teyana Taylor Teyana Taylor channeled rock glamour in an edgy trenchcoat and Rick Owens shoes.
—Renan Botelho, WWD, 13 Dec. 2024
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Ann Abel, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Ahead of the special’s debut, the artists showcased holiday glamour with standout looks for the taping.
—Ty Gaskins, WWD, 16 Dec. 2024
Luxury and glamour met cutting-edge style at Keys in West Hollywood for Billboard’s No. 1’s Party celebrating the road to the 2024 Billboard Music Awards.
—Evan Burke, Billboard, 13 Dec. 2024
Teyana Taylor Teyana Taylor channeled rock glamour in an edgy trenchcoat and Rick Owens shoes.
—Renan Botelho, WWD, 13 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for glamour
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These trivia quizzes challenge your knowledge of the magical world of spells, creatures, and artifacts.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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Intel used every trick in its spell book but even that wasn't enough.Caroline Reid, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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The Supreme Court agreed to hear TikTok’s appeal for an emergency injunction blocking a federal law — the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act — that will ban the popular video app unless Chinese parent ByteDance sells its stake.Todd Spangler, Variety, 27 Dec. 2024
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Romance novels continue to be high sellers with a cross-genre appeal: One of the most popular and bestselling series in the fantasy genre, for example, is A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas.Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
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Third time’s the charm for Patton Oswalt and the Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) Golden Reel Awards.Mark Peikert, IndieWire, 27 Dec. 2024
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However, charismatic killers like Bundy complicate this narrative by blending into society, using their charm and performative social skills as a tool to manipulate others and mask their true intentions.Mark Travers, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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Financial Education Is Wealth The third-generation wealth curse often befalls families where younger generations, especially grandchildren, are detached from how their predecessors went about building wealth.Next Avenue, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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For high-achieving professionals, especially those who are naturally more sensitive and perceptive, emotional investment in work can be both a blessing and a curse.Melody Wilding, Contributor, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
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The seduction is strong with this one, so control your lightsaber.Troy Smith, Axios, 6 Dec. 2024
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Nothing about the home onstage seduces us, but that seduction, that feeling of niceness that’s so apt to overwhelm our ethical angels, is partly the point.Sara Holdren, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2024
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Hints and Answers for Game #542 NYT 'Connections' December 3: Hints and Answers for Game #541 'Connections' #544 Hints and Clues for Friday, December 6 Yellow: To keep someone guessing. Green: Casting a magical, but negative, enchantment Blue: Names of toys in a movie starring Woody.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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Basically, the book of enchantments is an ancient tome with mysterious origins that is unreadable to almost everyone in Oz.Megan McCluskey, TIME, 22 Nov. 2024
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Adding to the visual allure, sunglint appears over the Persian Gulf waters in the lower right corner of the image.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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The take-home message remains that the salience of a gold standard for financial discipline is due not only to the nature of gold itself but is a product of the fact that gold is a relatively scarce natural resource with the persistent allure of durability.Saleem H. Ali, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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The fascination with remote work seems to have waned.Christine Y. Cruzvergara, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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His parents intermittently took him to the Amazon to stay with the Pirahã, a people legendary for speaking a language devoid of words for numbers and colors, which contributed to his lifelong fascination with linguistic and cognitive diversity.Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Glamour.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glamour. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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