spelled

verb

past tense of spell
1
as in possessed
to cast a spell on it was as if he had spelled the public into believing his ridiculous claims

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2
as in meant
to communicate or convey (as an idea) to the mind that summertime combination of hot temperatures and equally hot tempers can spell trouble

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Recent Examples of spelled Lifted from the pavement, that lead spelled a letter in her hand. — Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026 And when Walker was spelled, Emmett Johnson picked up tough yards. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026 Still, there is no place for striker Deniz Undav, who led Germany with three goals and two assists at the World Cup before a round-of-32 loss on penalties to Paraguay spelled the end of coach Julian Nagelsmann's tenure. — ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026 While most are familiar with the name spelled John, this spelling has held its own spot on the chart since 1920. — Sarah Scott, Parents, 17 Sep. 2026 The Colts were just one touchdown drive away from knocking off the Texans in the regular-season finale and securing a postseason berth, but an errant pass from Minshew on fourth-and-1 spelled the end of their season. — James Boyd, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026 The shape spelled cat, and there was only one kind of cat in India big enough to make such prints. — Leslie E. Tassell, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2026 This festival, whose name is actually Halloween spelled backward, is the largest annual festival in Kansas. — Katy Spratte Joyce, Midwest Living, 22 Aug. 2026 Adames also committed an error on a routine grounder in the bottom of the seventh that could’ve spelled disaster, but Houser got out of the inning unscathed. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spelled
  1. possessed
  2. meant
  3. struck
  4. signified
  5. cursed
  6. denoted
  7. enchanted
  8. implied
Verb
  • Joy wonders in a confessional if Gen was possessed by a zombie.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The new research also adds to the growing body of evidence that the moon once possessed a stronger magnetic field more than 4 billion years ago, said Isaac Narrett, lead author of the unrelated 2025 study on the lunar magnetic field.
    — Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of possessed
Verb
  • For families Ski vacations and mountain vacations are meant to be enjoyed with the whole family—there’s little that is more connecting than a day on the slopes.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The move is meant to bring down high diesel costs across the country ahead of the midterm elections.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of meant
Verb
  • As a sheriff’s deputies arrived at the scene, a second vehicle struck the Thaxton, according to the post.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Davidson struck me as being fearful, clinging to a handful of ugly stories about trans people as a sign of things to come in women-only spaces.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of struck
Verb
  • The ceremonial ringing of the bell to open the market also signified the release of our latest ranking of Europe’s biggest businesses.
    — Sam Forsdick, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, the track signified that Vaundy’s songwriting is still very much evolving.
    — Billboard Japan, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of signified
Verb
  • Rice chooses us, just as Lestat chooses those who are privileged or cursed enough to become his companions instead of merely his victims.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The film’s plot involves a superstitious young woman named Hayat who is convinced she’s cursed and wants to end her life.
    — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of cursed
Verb
  • Farrar’s post was a tiny script, of sorts, in which a character makes a pronouncement that is then interrupted by an action denoted by asterisks.
    — David Mack, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Notable injuries will be denoted for affected players but may not be updated immediately.
    — Jake Ciely, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of denoted
Verb
  • My daughter was enchanted by the Balinese rice-on-the-forehead ritual for good fortune that is a part of the arrival, and the front desk staff happily indulged her request to do it again—multiple times a day.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Perhaps too enchanted, as Pitt lost his date on the dance floor that night.
    — Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of enchanted
Verb
  • Madison Square Garden has an average rating of overweight and 16% upside to analysts' consensus price target, while Sphere has an average rating of buy and implied appreciation of 64%, based on the consensus target, according to FactSet.
    — Michelle Fox, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The appellate panel took issue with jury instructions that implied the mother's lack of consent could satisfy the unlawfulness element under the federal kidnapping statute.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of implied

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