as in sorcerer
a person skilled in using supernatural forces
in Shakespeare's The Tempest, Prospero is a benevolent Magian who rules over an enchanted tropical island
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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 -
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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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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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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Believing that Tesla built Alfred’s Transporter machine, Robert hopes the wizard can build a similar contraption for him.—
Kirk Honeycutt,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Oct. 2025
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Look for an enrollment wizard through notifications and in Settings, Microsoft says.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Magian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Magian. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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