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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 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
Noun
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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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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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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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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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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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So far, according to its own data, there were more than 100 international organizations actively participating in it.—
Jorge Ramis,
WIRED,
11 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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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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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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An Idaho Statesman database compiled pay data for employees at the state’s four public four-year colleges: Boise State University, the University of Idaho, Idaho State University and Lewis-Clark State College.—
Ian Max Stevenson,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Jan. 2025
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“Charmed circle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/charmed%20circle. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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