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asked the sorceress to cast an evil spell over the village
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First introduced to the Great White Way in 2003, Wicked is a a prequel to The Wizard of Oz that examines how the green-skinned Elphaba (Erivo) became the Wicked Witch of the West, as well as the sorceress Glinda’s (Grande) trajectory to becoming known as the Good Witch.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
Childhood is a time of enchantment, and a mother is a daughter’s first sorceress—omnipotent, enthralling, sometimes alarmingly so.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2025
Though evil is running rampant, Thundarr refuses to be kept down, battling back with the help of the sorceress Ariel and Ookla the Mok, a Wookie-like creature forced into the series by ABC over Gerber’s objections.
—Will Harris, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, along his journey, Odysseus encounters iconic figures from Greek mythology, including the nymph Calypso, the sorceress Circe and the goddess Athena, all while striving to reunite with his family.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 2 July 2025
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
Childhood is a time of enchantment, and a mother is a daughter’s first sorceress—omnipotent, enthralling, sometimes alarmingly so.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2025
Though evil is running rampant, Thundarr refuses to be kept down, battling back with the help of the sorceress Ariel and Ookla the Mok, a Wookie-like creature forced into the series by ABC over Gerber’s objections.
—Will Harris, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, along his journey, Odysseus encounters iconic figures from Greek mythology, including the nymph Calypso, the sorceress Circe and the goddess Athena, all while striving to reunite with his family.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 2 July 2025
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“Sorceress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sorceress. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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sorceress
noun
sor·cer·ess
ˈsȯrs-(ə-)rəs 
: a woman who practices sorcery : witch
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