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spellbinder

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Definition of spellbinder

as in rhetorician

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Recent Examples of spellbinder The speech Jackson makes is a spellbinder. — Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026 William Jennings Bryan, the evangelical spellbinder from Nebraska, argued in the 1896 presidential election that McKinley Republicans were the party of corporate power, corporate subsidies, and the gold standard. — Brenda Wineapple, New Republic, 21 Dec. 2017

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Remember, the Roman rhetorician Quintilian called it interpositio, drawing attention to putting something in the middle of something else.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2026
Well, the ancient rhetorician and jurist Cicero gave as good an answer as any back in the times of Julius Caesar.

— David Frum, The Atlantic, 20 May 2026

Definition of rhetorician

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Being a competent, eloquent orator does not mean that you’re trusted.

— Jamil Wyne, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
This meant moving outside of the traditional tableau of White House photojournalism—an orator on a pedestal—to show members of the press in postures of alertness or repose.

— Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 24 July 2026

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Academic titleholders at Cornell -- including professors, senior lecturers, librarians, archivists and others -- are eligible to be senators, who serve three-year terms.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
After more than a year of negotiations and a proposal from the CSU to increase salaries by 3%, the California Faculty Association — which represents about 29,000 professors, lecturers, librarians, counselors and coaches — declared impasse in July.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026

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