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as in allurement
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as in fascination
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beguilement
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Conspiracy Theories Surrounding The JFK Files Kennedy's assassination and the government's conclusion that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in killing him are the subject of enduring fascination among journalists, politicians and members of the public.—
John Yoo and John Shu,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025 -
At the heart of Aamir’s delicate porcelain sculptures lies a fascination with how nature constructs something atom by atom or cell by cell.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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There is a subtle line between flattery and being creepy.—
Kwame Anthony Appiah,
New York Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and the best and most admiring of these Mann-handlers is, by a huge margin, 2018’s Den of Thieves.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
10 Jan. 2025
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The Italian director Alice Rohrwacher’s films often focus on incongruous moments of enchantment within communities living at the margins of society.—
Jé Wilson,
The New York Review of Books,
23 Jan. 2025
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The thought of our freedom to get outside and mingle being suppressed has a foreshadowing of doom that has smothered the enchantment of snow days.—
Sherry Kuehl,
Kansas City Star,
22 Jan. 2025
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This is a term of endearment that's used for a close friend or a loved one.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
15 Jan. 2025
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That is where the danger lurks, but accepting the possibility of injury as a consequence of endearment is what marks us as being fully alive.—
Charles Blow,
The Mercury News,
29 Dec. 2024
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And that newfound adulation will last until … well, until the Buckeyes open against Texas in a little over seven months.—
Stewart Mandel,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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Aside from sports adulations, the event's organizers thoughtfully planned it to be the Greenest Games in Olympic history, vowing to cut the average carbon footprint of Rio's 2016 and London's 2012 games by half.—
Sanjay Annadate,
Forbes,
31 Oct. 2024
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The crawl from one to the other matters as much as the enlightenment itself—skipping the charnel grounds isn’t an option.—
Jackson Arn,
The New Yorker,
2 Jan. 2025
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That this apparent enlightenment leads to bloody basement fistfights is among the film’s core ironies.—
Stephen Kearse,
The Atlantic,
15 Oct. 2024
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Impressed by the senator’s blandishments, the egoistic journalist argues military strategy and then faces a moment of conscience.—
Armond White,
National Review,
17 May 2023
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People want to hear blandishments about engagement and infrastructure.—
Rory Smith,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2023
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The 10-episode series blended engaging protagonists, thrilling action set pieces, and just enough twists to have you on the edge of your seat without leaning back into full disbelief.—
Jake Kring-Schreifels,
TIME,
24 Jan. 2025
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Advertisement The news left Allen gasping in disbelief, given the state of the surroundings.—
Jack Dolan,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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