as in spell
a spoken word or set of words believed to have magic power
hovering over the sick child, the witch doctor muttered mysterious incantations
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Recent Examples of incantation
Her spectral trip-hop incantations are a departure from the maximalist, four-on-the-floor Brat bops ripping through the internet.
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Suzy Exposito, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2024
Plot: Dead bodies from the local cemetery come back to life after Bart utters an incantation from The Time Life Book of Magic and Spells, Vol. II.
—Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
Wanda cursed Hahn's Agatha to live out her days playing out her own distorted reality as Agnes, until a young goth horror enthusiast shows up to break the witch free with an incantation.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 10 Oct. 2024
Alice draws a circle around Lilia uttering some sort of incantation as Patti LuPone’s witch writhes on the floor in her glittery jump suit and orange coat.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2024
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Suzy Exposito, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2024
Plot: Dead bodies from the local cemetery come back to life after Bart utters an incantation from The Time Life Book of Magic and Spells, Vol. II.
—Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
Wanda cursed Hahn's Agatha to live out her days playing out her own distorted reality as Agnes, until a young goth horror enthusiast shows up to break the witch free with an incantation.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 10 Oct. 2024
Alice draws a circle around Lilia uttering some sort of incantation as Patti LuPone’s witch writhes on the floor in her glittery jump suit and orange coat.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incantation
Noun
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Also in the alley, a spell can alter the storminess of the night sky.—
Dewayne Bevil,
Orlando Sentinel,
4 Mar. 2025
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What convinces the Jamaican transplant, though, is seeing a performer (Jessica Reeve) do a trapeze act and cast the whole room under her spell.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
1 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Riley Gaines, a former NCAA All-American swimmer who has championed fairness in women’s sports, delivered the pre-race invocation on Sunday before the NASCAR Cup Series’ EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas.—
Ryan Gaydos,
Fox News,
2 Mar. 2025
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The president was also on hand for the pre-race invocation and national anthem.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN,
16 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The Chinese Communist Party is a curse upon the earth.—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
19 Feb. 2025
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Finishing fifth — or even fourth, as Liverpool managed last season — has historically been a bit of a curse, with teams struggling to build on their successes.—
Jessy Parker Humphreys,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
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“Incantation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incantation. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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