as in sorcerer
a person skilled in using supernatural forces
an ancient tale of a mage who made lush gardens grow in the desert
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Recent Examples of mage
What Happened in The Witcher Season 3 Ending? The Witcher Season 3 ends with Geralt, Ciri, and Yennefer all separated after being defeated by the mage Vilgefortz.
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Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
Try, try again Speaking of classes, the eight options here tend to fall into the usual archetypes for this kind of action-adventure game: the tank, the mage, the defensive specialist, the dextrous dodger, etc.
—ArsTechnica, 28 May 2025
When supernatural events threaten the town of Owl’s Hollow, Charlie, the owner of the local spell shop, and Fitz, a mage business mogul, must put their rivalry aside to save the magical enclave.
—Ashley Poston, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Nearby, pixelated foxes darted between guests—each one logged in from across the world, dressed in custom skins as forest druids and rogue mages.
—Margaux Blanchard, Wired News, 7 May 2025
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Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
Try, try again Speaking of classes, the eight options here tend to fall into the usual archetypes for this kind of action-adventure game: the tank, the mage, the defensive specialist, the dextrous dodger, etc.
—ArsTechnica, 28 May 2025
When supernatural events threaten the town of Owl’s Hollow, Charlie, the owner of the local spell shop, and Fitz, a mage business mogul, must put their rivalry aside to save the magical enclave.
—Ashley Poston, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Nearby, pixelated foxes darted between guests—each one logged in from across the world, dressed in custom skins as forest druids and rogue mages.
—Margaux Blanchard, Wired News, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mage
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The tournaments pit heroes such as Cole Young, Sonya Blade, Kano, Jax, Liu Kang and Kung Lao to fight against villains like Mileena, Nitara, Reiko, Kabal, Reptile, Goro and the sorcerer Shang Tsung.—
Giana Levy,
Variety,
12 Oct. 2025
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The sorcerers also reveal that Bruce Banner has become Infinity Hulk, a living vessel for the Infinity Stones.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Sep. 2025
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Entertaining performance Performers can run the gamut from cultural dancers celebrating a couple’s heritage to magicians to even a specialized singer.—
Metro Creative Services,
Boston Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
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Karl Lagerfeld made a drawing of me in a crystal ball like a magician in the TV.—
Ramin Setoodeh,
Variety,
16 Oct. 2025
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Then again, even the fictional boarding school for witches and wizards in the Harry Potter series did not have a production line like Barcelona’s academy.—
Laia Cervelló Herrero,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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They’re not confronted with wizards.—
Sara Merican,
Deadline,
10 Oct. 2025
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Long-suffering Mariners fans are doing everything in their power to will this team to a Game 6 win — Etsy witches and rally shoes included.—
Alex Kirshner,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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Novak stars as Gillian, a chic Greenwich Village witch in the Beatnik era who owns an odd art gallery, has an unusual black cat, and uses magic to woo her neighbor (Stewart).—
Gwen Ihnat,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Mage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mage. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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