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spell

[spel] / spɛl /






VERB
give rest, relief
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Teoscar Hernández snapped out of a dry spell against left handed-pitchers and the Dodgers helped settle starter Roki Sasaki during an 11-3 win over the Brewers.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

After telling interviewers she wanted to play Grushenka in an adaptation of “The Brothers Karamazov,” they asked her if she could spell the character’s name.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

Under her spell, steel is transformed into supple leather, sagging vinyl, crinkled plastic.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Lennon won seven major honours under O'Neill at Parkhead in a trophy-laden spell as a player, before following in his former boss' footsteps, himself becoming manager in 2010.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

But she combined Spelling School with geography and split us into teams to name all forty-five state capitals and the territorial capitals and spell them.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck




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