as in sorcerer
a person skilled in using supernatural forces
a voodooist whose remarkable feats seemingly defy rational explanation
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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 -
For his part, He-Man has a team that includes Battlecat, Man-at-Arms, the sorcerer Orko, Teela, and, uh… Fisto.—
Will Harris,
EW.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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With the New York defense in disarray, the diminutive magician dinked the ball over the goalkeeper before wheeling away in celebration.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
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Since his time on AGT, the magician has appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Ellen DeGeneres Show and more.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
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Yennefer is gathering mages to help get to him from all angles.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Sep. 2025
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In another magical Miami tale, a broke witch who works in a spellshop and an adjunct professor who’s secretly a popular himbo mage team up to win a spellcasting reality show competition — except someone is sabotaging the contestants’ work.—
Lia Amador,
PEOPLE,
20 Sep. 2025
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Production began on the series in July, and HBO celebrated with the first picture of Dominic McLaughlin, who has inherited the role from Daniel Radcliffe, in costume as the titular wizard.—
Julia Moore,
PEOPLE,
23 Sep. 2025
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Daily Mail photographers captured pictures this week showing Daniel Rigby as Vernon Dursley running into a wizard while on break from his job as the director of Grunnings, a company that makes drills.—
Evan Bell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Sep. 2025
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Mandanna weaves together the threads of Mika and Jamie, as well as the children and a charming cast of other characters, in a way that honors their pain and their ultimate hope in learning that with human connection, people (and witches) can overcome any amount of sadness.—
Audrey Goldberg Ruoff,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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But why did skeletons, witches and ghosts start popping up as fireworks faded away?—
George Petras,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Voodooist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/voodooist. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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