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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
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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 Mar-a-Lago meeting dominated the conversation on Media Twitter/X, catching the industry elite off guard and leaving many MSNBC viewers feeling betrayed.Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
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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
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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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Five of the Fed’s seven governors voted in favor of leaving the network, including Chair Jerome Powell.Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
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Image The two Gulf powers were pivotal players in bringing Mr. al-Assad back into the Arab fold after a decade of isolation.Ismaeel Naar, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
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At In Good Taste The Pedro Strapless Long Top features a straight across fold over neck line and fit n flare silhouette!In Good Taste, refinery29.com, 3 Jan. 2025
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The Critics Choice Awards—slated for Sunday—were postponed due to the fires, the organization told Variety.Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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The Kings faced additional scrutiny when team owner Vivek Ranadive, general manager Monte McNair and assistant general manager Wes Wilcox refused to address the move publicly, leaving players to answer for the organization’s decision.Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 11 Jan. 2025
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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
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Colonna’s film is set in the 1990s, which in real life was a crucial period of upheaval for the island’s social, political and economic prospects, with clan wars on the rise.Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 1 Jan. 2025
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Each clan of sperm whales uses its own set of clicking sounds to communicate.The Atlantic Science Desk, The Atlantic, 28 Dec. 2024
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The hiring of Johnson supports that timeline, as his coaching experience mostly comes from men’s college and 3×3 before one year as an assistant with the Chicago Sky.Sabreena Merchant, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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Our daughter went to downtown L.A. with friends, all of them on winter break from college.Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Charmed circle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/charmed%20circle. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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