charmed
Americanadjective
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marked by good fortune or privilege.
a charmed life.
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Physics. (of a particle) having a nonzero value of charm.
adjective
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delighted or fascinated
a charmed audience
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seemingly protected by a magic spell
he bears a charmed life
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physics possessing charm
a charmed quark
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The movie “9 to 5” from 1980 settled her broadening stardom; acting alongside Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin in a comedy about three office workers who get even with an abusive boss, Parton charmed viewers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
I’m charmed by LeBron James’s nascent golf career: How someone at the top of one athletic profession has decided to start at the grim bottom of another.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
As an American living in Switzerland, the first time I visited Greenville, S.C., in the spring of 2024, I was charmed by its neatly packaged dose of Americana.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
I would wander in with my perfectly sized tote, allow whatever charmed me to determine dinner and wait for the ingredients to organize themselves.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
I kept my voice even, willing the spell to keep them charmed by our lies for as long as we remained in their house.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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