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also glamors
as in spells
a spoken word or set of words believed to have magic power
the children were so preternaturally well-behaved that they must have been under the power of a glamour of some sort
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Recent Examples of glamours
Sorceresses, with their bewitching glamours and their constant meddling in affairs of state, are pariahs of a different kind.
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Scott Meslow, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
Scott Meslow, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glamours
spells
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In the future, the researchers would like to expose the embryos to longer microgravity spells to gain deeper insights into the processes taking place in space-like conditions.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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Dry spells are nothing new to ranchers, but this stretch already seems hotter, drier and longer than anyone can recall.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Glamours.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glamours. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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