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as in sorcerer
a woman believed to have often harmful supernatural powers
the 17th-century house had once belonged to a woman who was hanged as a witch
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as in mage
a person skilled in using supernatural forces
freakish storms that were once thought to be the work of witches
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as in to charm
to attract or delight as if by magic
the woman did witch me with her gentle smile
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Recent Examples of witch
Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Sep. 2025
Kelly told listeners that the Jezebel article instructed readers on hiring witches via Etsy and detailed back-and-forth correspondence about the curse's timing.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
Rebecca Iannucci, TVLine, 30 Oct. 2024
In this new entry, opting to remain friends with characters still keeps those interactions rich, witch each character still having their own motivations and narrative arc.
—Kazuma Hashimoto, Them, 28 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Dress your pet as Elphaba with a little witch hat and a touch of green (pet-safe) hair spray, or keep it sparkly with Glinda’s tiara and tutu.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Sep. 2025
Kelly told listeners that the Jezebel article instructed readers on hiring witches via Etsy and detailed back-and-forth correspondence about the curse's timing.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
Indeed, Agatha and Nicholas’ tune appears to have taken on a life of its own, and now witches everywhere actually believe the Road exists.
—Rebecca Iannucci, TVLine, 30 Oct. 2024
In this new entry, opting to remain friends with characters still keeps those interactions rich, witch each character still having their own motivations and narrative arc.
—Kazuma Hashimoto, Them, 28 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for witch
Noun
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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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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
Noun
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Rather than hang out with the two old hags, Cherry decides to try her luck on the stand-up paddleboards with Brigitte and Daniel, but quickly loses her balance.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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But when the island’s prince is kidnapped, an unlikely alliance of an ogre, hag, wizard and fey will have only days to sneak around London to save him.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
30 Aug. 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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This is the perfect time to update your social platforms, start a podcast or simply charm people with your charming storytelling.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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Each is nevertheless charmed by the other, forming a relationship that’s portrayed a bit like an illicit affair.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Sep. 2025
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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
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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
Noun
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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
Verb
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Europe, with its rich past, had fascinated many of its colonial subjects.—
Pankaj Mishra,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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David Martill, professor emeritus at the Institute of the Earth and Environment at the University of Portsmouth, was fascinated by the study and UV images.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
19 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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“Witch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/witch. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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