séance
noun
sé·ance
ˈsā-ˌän(t)s 
-ˌäⁿs,
sā-ˈän(t)s,
-ˈäⁿs
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The name, Conjuring Valentino, comes from stories of Mae West holding seances in the Harding Hotel in the 20s - trying to reach out and commune with her famous dead lover, Rudolph Valentino.
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Aly Walansky, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
The other players have gathered to conduct a seance to try to ask the ghost who killed them, where, and with what weapon.
—WIRED, 9 Oct. 2024
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.
—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
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Aly Walansky, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
The other players have gathered to conduct a seance to try to ask the ghost who killed them, where, and with what weapon.
—WIRED, 9 Oct. 2024
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.
—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
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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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