variants
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
Noun
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After some good spells under Ancelotti and Heynckes, Rodríguez’s playing time diminished under Kovac.—
Tom Bogert,
New York Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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The opposition dominates for spells but struggles to bypass his strong defence.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Glamours.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glamours. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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