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Recent Examples of sorceress
As the competition to win the Prince’s hand heats up, chaos reigns when a dazzling peasant girl named Xifeng is thrown into the romance wars by a vengeful sorceress.
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025
The legendary Eartha Kitt would be the voice of a villainous sorceress determined to blot out the sun.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 26 July 2024
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‘Willow’ (1988)
Val Kilmer stars as the mercenary Madmartigan opposite his then-real-life wife, Joanne Whalley as Sorsha, the daughter of the evil sorceress Queen Bavmorda (Jean Marsh) in Willow.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
That semi-fanciful film was a deadpan spin on the ingrained misogyny that conveniently tags a steely, orphaned 9-year-old village girl as a sorceress.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2025
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025
The legendary Eartha Kitt would be the voice of a villainous sorceress determined to blot out the sun.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 26 July 2024
Top Gun is streaming on Paramount+ and Prime Video, while Top Gun: Maverick is streaming on Paramount+.
‘Willow’ (1988)
Val Kilmer stars as the mercenary Madmartigan opposite his then-real-life wife, Joanne Whalley as Sorsha, the daughter of the evil sorceress Queen Bavmorda (Jean Marsh) in Willow.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
That semi-fanciful film was a deadpan spin on the ingrained misogyny that conveniently tags a steely, orphaned 9-year-old village girl as a sorceress.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sorceress
Noun
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One woman asked a witch to cast a love spell on a man, only for the witch to DM her target and rat her out.—
Meredith Wilshere,
People.com,
22 June 2025
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Centuries earlier, she might have been labeled a witch.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
18 June 2025
Noun
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May 21, 2025 Jujutsu Kaisen is one of the most popular anime, and the top-selling Manga in the world about Yuji Itadori, a high school student who joins a secret group of sorcerers that fight spirits.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 May 2025
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Alys Tanner has been condemned as a witch in 18th century New England and escapes to captain an all-female crew of sorcerers.—
Lorraine Berry,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2025
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“Sorceress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sorceress. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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