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spell

[spel] / spɛl /






VERB
give rest, relief
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In Spell 16, a funerary procession, stacked like a doll’s house, shows Ankhmerwer kneeling before three representations of the sun god.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Together or separately, they co-wrote “Wide Open Heart,” “I’ll Pay the Price,” “California Sky,” “I Spell Love” and “Hand Me Down Heart” with Yoakam.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2024

At the heart of this case is a very basic choice: whether we allow a glorified Speak & Spell to—

From Slate • Jun. 24, 2023

In 2018, 11 bidders at Sotheby’s vied for his 2004 canvas “I’ll Put a Spell on You,” which ultimately sold for nearly $1 million, about five times the high estimate.

From New York Times • Oct. 26, 2022

“Many things, most of them unsafe. This is where we guard our most prized weapons and talismans. Spell books, ingredients for potions, all the good stuff.”

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull




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