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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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That’s my preferred interpretation, because the aristocrats and other elites in her novels are absurd creatures to begin with.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2025
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How she would be received by the notoriously liberal Hollywood elite became a burning question.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This can create in-group and out-group dynamics, leading to siloed thinking.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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Slang is made to confront authority and to create a code that identifies one as an in-group member.—
Matt Richtel,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors The mind behind Succession is returning to HBO this spring with a new original film that will be written and directed by Jesse Armstrong and will star Steve Carell, Jason Schwartzman, Cory Michael Smith, and Ramy Youssef.—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
6 Mar. 2025
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The leaders will also discuss whether to place more arms contracts with Ukraine's defense industry, and to help integrate it into the European industrial network.—
arkansasonline.com,
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6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Floor-to-ceiling rows of whole legs of prosciutto were arranged like folds in a curtain, which somehow gave the effect of an opera set, thanks to the room’s dramatic modern chandeliers—apt for a factory in Giuseppe Verdi’s hometown.—
Marcia DeSanctis,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Feb. 2025
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Between prospective Top 40 meteorites, Cowboy pulls country-rap into its root-rock fold.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
3 Feb. 2025
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Congressional Republicans have raised no objections to the massive, indiscriminate firings of employees in many government offices and federal organizations initiated by Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE.—
Mordechai Gordon,
Hartford Courant,
28 Feb. 2025
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While these recent deaths prompted calls for the race to end, organizations have been protesting the Iditarod for decades, according to Melanie Johnson, a senior manager at PETA.—
Megan Forrester,
ABC News,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Last year, Lohan, Chabert and Amanda Seyfried, who rounded out the Plastics clique as Karen Smith in the original movie, reprised their characters for a Walmart Black Friday ad.—
Jen Juneau,
People.com,
21 Nov. 2024
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Written and directed by Alex Russell, Lurker follows retail employee Matthew (Pellerin), who infiltrates the clique of a rising musician, Oliver (Madekwe).—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
28 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Scott MacArthur As Ness Gordon Best known for: The Righteous Gemstones, No Hard Feelings Scott MacArthur appears as Ness Gordon, another member of the Gordon clan who is the general manager of the Waves.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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The Marriott hotel clan, now Marriott International based in Bethesda, Maryland, eyed the once-rural property between Routes 21 and 22, and the Des Plaines River in the late 1960s.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2025
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Williamson County includes parts of Austin, where Worthy played college football at the University of Texas.—
Dave Skretta,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2025
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Now heading into his final college postseason, Reese is up to 1,420 career points and 977 rebounds, which keeps him on pace to the be the second Terp to eclipse 1,000 career rebounds.—
Sam Cohn,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Mar. 2025
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“Charmed circle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/charmed%20circle. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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