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Recent Examples of charmed circle
But the film comes into its own at almost exactly an hour, as The Man begins the ritual and The Surrender threatens to go full occult gonzo, complete with a charmed circle and a bleak netherworld resembling Lucio Fulci’s 1981 splatter epic The Beyond.
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Damon Wise, Deadline, 9 Mar. 2025
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.
—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
Damon Wise, Deadline, 9 Mar. 2025
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.
—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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The last week-and-a-half has been a blast and she’s played like someone who can compete against and trouble the elite.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Among the Italian elites, knowledge was a form of social currency, and learned women were admired as symbols of familial and civic prestige.—
Manuela Callari,
Smithsonian Magazine,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Othering is a social phenomenon where individuals or groups are perceived and treated as fundamentally different from a dominant or in-group.—
Julie Kratz,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Jokes create in-groups and out-groups of those who are laughing and those who are not.—
Lisa Hagen,
NPR,
15 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Visa isn’t the only big credit card network treating fraud as not only a threat, but a business opportunity.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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The series is also heralded for defying network expectations and knocking down barriers for Black comedy on mainstream television, as well as generating a host of beloved characters.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
30 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Starting with the player to the dealer's left, check, call or fold.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA TODAY,
13 Mar. 2025
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Now the sun lit up the astonishing length of the Muldrow Glacier thousands of feet below, animating its frozen folds like ripples on a running river.—
Cassidy Randall,
Rolling Stone,
2 Mar. 2025
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The research is the result of collaboration between the Maine Department of Marine Resources, the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy, the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, and several other organizations.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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The library now needs to build out the new Canadian entrance to code — a blow to a not-for-profit organization that has existed on a limited endowment since 1908.—
Cara Tabachnick,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Tony Award winner Paloma Young masterminded the musical’s costumes, which are inspired by styles worn by the different teen cliques of ‘90s America, from Grunge and Skater to Preppy, and of course Cher’s iconic yellow and black plaid skirt suit plays a starring role.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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And their late father managed a local Orlando rap clique.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Sagittarius: Saxon Ratliff Saxton is the oldest of the Ratliff clan.—
Lisa Stardust,
People.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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The younger members of the Katzenellenbogen clan are certain that their forefathers’ way of life is no longer viable.—
Adam Kirsch,
The New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2025
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President Donald Trump has been threatening to cut federal money to colleges accused of tolerating antisemitism amid the Israel-Hamas war that began in October 2023.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN,
21 Mar. 2025
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Between 2015 and 2023, Weiss gained access to the databases of more than 100 colleges and universities that were being maintained by a third-party vendor, and then downloaded personal information and medical data of more than 150,000 athletes, the indictment states.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Charmed circle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/charmed%20circle. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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