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spellbound

[spel-bound] / ˈspɛlˌbaʊnd /


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To find the city as spellbound by its basketball team, you have to go back to the 1970 and 1973 champions, with the likes of Walt Frazier, Willis Reed and smooth Earl “The Pearl” Monroe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 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

“The Gentleman From Peru” takes place in a hotel where a group of friends are spellbound by a stranger’s tale of thwarted romance.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2025

Roiland would allegedly begin all his interactions the same way, following and interacting with numerous spellbound fans on social media and dating apps.

From Salon • Sep. 14, 2023

We waited spellbound to hear who Preacher Parr thought better of than himself.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck




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