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Recent Examples of charmed circle
In a political economy in which decent livelihoods are artificially scarce, selective schools have helped to keep my family in a socioeconomically charmed circle—and keep others out.
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The New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2022
OkCupid has cast a charmed circle of inclusion, from which some people must still inevitably be excluded.
—Zoë Hu, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2022
Their class background and experiences of poverty pushed them outside of that charmed circle of perfect victimhood.
—Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic, 10 July 2020
The New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2022
OkCupid has cast a charmed circle of inclusion, from which some people must still inevitably be excluded.
—Zoë Hu, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2022
Their class background and experiences of poverty pushed them outside of that charmed circle of perfect victimhood.
—Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic, 10 July 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for charmed circle
Noun
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Cam has been an exceptional, an elite, Miami Hurricane.—
Ryan Morik,
Fox News,
15 Jan. 2025
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The Vikings could stick with their original plan and turn the offense over to McCarthy, who was a very good, but not elite, prospect coming out of Michigan.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
14 Jan. 2025
Noun
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And hip-hop revels in hyperlocal references, in-group nicknames, real or invented slang, glancing verbal and musical allusions, and multilayered wordplay.—
Jon Pareles,
New York Times,
28 Dec. 2024
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The history that made us into creatures capable of coöperation also gave us the capacity to hate one another in the aggregate, to draw sharp lines dividing the in-group from the out-group.—
Nikhil Krishnan,
The New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2024
Noun
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For perspective, the company has been seeing more demand in the last year from areas such as optical networks, IP networks, and submarine networks.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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Decades later, buses, delivery trucks and drivers heading to and from work still rely heavily on the county’s network of four- and five-lane traffic arteries.—
Ryan Lillis,
Sacramento Bee,
17 Jan. 2025
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In 1867, Secretary of State William H. Seward, fresh from his triumph in negotiating the purchase of Alaska from Russia, sought to add Greenland to the American fold.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
14 Jan. 2025
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Bravo is the notable holdout, expected to stay in the main corporate fold along with NBC, Telemundo and the local station portfolio.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
13 Jan. 2025
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Three different streaming outlets — Max, Netflix and Paramount+ — were among the top winners at the duPont-Columbia Awards, some of the top honors accorded each year to audio and video reporting done in the public interest, while some of the usual news organizations named each year were not.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2025
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The Bears have considerable ground to close and no trophies are presented to organizations that win headlines in the offseason.—
Brad Biggs,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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More than just seeking to destroy the damaging cliques at his new school, Slater’s character has plans for something a little more permanent in this comedy that really shaped the teen genre for years to come.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
8 Jan. 2025
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Which of these North Shore cliques does Janis Ian not point out?—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
3 Oct. 2024
Noun
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Not just members of his extended clan — the Kushners, the Trumps — but others whom he’s known for decades, including a commercial real-estate exec who met him on the charity circuit and a former real-estate attorney who testified on his behalf during his hush-money trial.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
22 Jan. 2025
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As Donald Trump takes his oath of office to become the 47th President of the United States and begin his second tenure, politicians, the Trump clan, tech titans et al have arrived at the US Capitol Rotunda in Washington, D.C. to bear witness.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
20 Jan. 2025
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Martinez was able to apply for a scholarship and go to college at a time when there was little support for undocumented students.—
Nell Salzman,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Jan. 2025
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At this moment the endless analysis and scolding being put forward about what college students were too self-absorbed to grasp about the 2024 election is not helpful.—
Nicolaus Mills,
New York Daily News,
20 Jan. 2025
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“Charmed circle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/charmed%20circle. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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