incantation
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Synonyms
abracadabra, bewitchment, charm, conjuration, enchantment, glamour (also glamor), hex, invocation, spell, whammy
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Each one formed a part of her daily incantation to be present and open to all that came her way, however difficult. — Los Angeles Times, "Column: When cancer closed in, a photographer turned to Los Angeles to help see her through," 26 Aug. 2019 The communal benefits of music have been valued for centuries, from Egyptian incantations to Greek flutes and lyres to Chinese bells and wind chimes, Indigenous Australian didgeridoos, African drums, and Native American rattles. — Jennifer Emerling, National Geographic, "Seeking silence on a California road trip," 6 Aug. 2019 Nonwhite American citizens will not be spirited out of the country by tweet or by incantation. — Osita Nwanevu, The New Yorker, "Conservative Nationalism Is Trumpism for Intellectuals," 21 July 2019 Over this establishing shot a girl is heard whispering a strange incantation. — Maria Garcia, latimes.com, "Review: Zombies are the threat in the dark fairy tale ‘Endzeit — Ever After’," 25 June 2019 Some versions of the books are in ancient Yoruban language, others in English and Spanish, with incantations and instructions written throughout. — Sarah Betancourt, Longreads, "The Religion No One Talks About: My Search For Answers in an Old Caribbean Faith," 30 Mar. 2018 In its lighter, fluffier incantation, it’s cooked in a 2:1 ratio of liquid to millet. — Ashleigh Spitza, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Millet, the underdog of grains, packs a punch of nutrients," 11 Apr. 2018 There's not a spell or hex or incantation strong enough to overturn Netflix's decision. — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, "Leaving Netflix in March 2018: 61 Movies and TV Shows You Can Say Goodbye to Next Month," 22 Feb. 2018 Roberts delivers these emotional complexities with a superb performance, balancing quiet pondering with dramatic incantation. — Wei-huan Chen, Houston Chronicle, "A truly epic 'Iliad' at Main Street Theater," 10 Jan. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'incantation.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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