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charismatic

[kar-iz-mat-ik] / ˌkær ɪzˈmæt ɪk /


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But the hyper-talented and charismatic Yamal, 19, is still a work in progress who needs more time to develop.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

Tiafoe and Shelton are charismatic players who feast on a packed house atmosphere and pull the crowd along.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

By contrast, the charismatic AfD lead candidate in the state - Ulrich Siegmund - appears to have enjoyed dominating discussion and media coverage.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

We have a tendency to reduce a movement down to a single individual — in particular a male, charismatic figure who has a national spotlight on him.

From Salon ● Feb. 4, 2019

Occasionally, bands wandered outside their turf and explored new lands, whether due to natural calamities, violent conflicts, demographic pressures or the initiative of a charismatic leader.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

For years, marketers sought out social-media charismatics who boasted hundreds of thousands or even millions of followers, and worked with them directly to develop perfectly polished content to promote their brands.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

A year after he was elected, Francis once knelt and was blessed by a gathering of thousands of Catholic charismatics, all speaking in tongues.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 7, 2020

In “Revelator,” emblems of American loss and catastrophe—Elvis’s death and John Henry’s, Lincoln’s assassination, the sinking of the Titanic, the Okies’ flight from the Dust Bowl—are braided with close observation of contemporary derelicts and charismatics.

From The New Yorker ● Sep. 9, 2016

Chatty charismatics, as bright and blunt as they are self-obsessed, the Pfeffermans are like amnesiac spiders—drawing interesting and substantial people into their web and then leaving them stuck in Pfefferman gossamer, abandoned for shinier prey.

From Slate ● Dec. 1, 2015

The pope has attended gatherings of Catholic charismatics, and last month he urged churches to open their doors to the movement.

From New York Times ● Jul. 9, 2015




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