Mesmer
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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If Ameca doesn’t creep you out enough, Engineered Arts also developed another realistic bot, named Mesmer.
From The Verge • Dec. 5, 2021
The organizers call it “hypno-yoga,” and as unusual as that may sound, they’re not the only ones combining the millenniums-old Indian practice with the therapeutic technique Franz Mesmer pioneered in the 18th century.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2021
Dr. Mesmer, so sorry for the loss of your friend.
From New York Times • Jan. 17, 2018
Mesmer picked up the second-flight singles title, while St. John’s sophomores Dominique Jackson and Amelia Mitchell won the No. 4 and No. 5 singles titles, respectively.
From Washington Post • Nov. 1, 2015
Late in the eighteenth century, a German doctor, Franz Mesmer, had devised a system that cured illnesses by putting people into trances.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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