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spellbound

[spel-bound] / ˈspɛlˌbaʊnd /


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I spent several hours spellbound by the aquarium—don’t miss the octopus and jellyfish tanks—and the museum of the world’s oceans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 10, 2026

The spellbound astronauts pinned themselves to the windows, the first humans to see the far side of our nearest celestial neighbour.

From BBC • Aug. 8, 2025

Within a couple of minutes, it snakes all the way back to the entrance, populated by doting parents and spellbound preteens hoping they arrived in time.

From New York Times • May 24, 2024

Whitney Houston is luxury displaced, spellbound, chased away.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2023

She looked down at me and that clear, bright power in her eyes held me spellbound.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya




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