as in sorcery
the power to control natural forces through supernatural means
a movie about wizardry and bizarre creatures
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Recent Examples of wizardry
Turner is widely considered the best big man on the free agency market, but — barring the kind of roster wizardry that would clear serious space — is expected to be well outside of their price range.
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Jovan Buha, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Bark’s set-building wizardry puts him in conversation with artists such as Jeff Wall or Gregory Crewdson, whose early work shares certain tropes with Bark’s still lifes, among them dead or taxidermied animals.
—Chris Wiley, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2025
Indeed, figuring out where the rapturous, realistic Carpathian geography ends and the effects wizardry begins is something of a thankless (and, to be honest, buzzkilly) endeavor.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
The crop launched the career of supermodel Linda Evangelista in the late ’80s, thanks to the wizardry of French hairstylist Julien d’Ys, but makes an equally strong statement when interpreted for the feminine ingénue (think Mia Farrow and Emma Watson).
—Tish Weinstock, Vogue, 9 Apr. 2025
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Jovan Buha, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Bark’s set-building wizardry puts him in conversation with artists such as Jeff Wall or Gregory Crewdson, whose early work shares certain tropes with Bark’s still lifes, among them dead or taxidermied animals.
—Chris Wiley, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2025
Indeed, figuring out where the rapturous, realistic Carpathian geography ends and the effects wizardry begins is something of a thankless (and, to be honest, buzzkilly) endeavor.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
The crop launched the career of supermodel Linda Evangelista in the late ’80s, thanks to the wizardry of French hairstylist Julien d’Ys, but makes an equally strong statement when interpreted for the feminine ingénue (think Mia Farrow and Emma Watson).
—Tish Weinstock, Vogue, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wizardry
Noun
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His putting is and will always be capable of sorcery.—
Brendan Quinn,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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Bassett’s sword and sorcery movie Red Sonja will be released by Samuel Goldwyn Films later this year.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
9 May 2025
Noun
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In this eerie tale about fear, lust, and female empowerment, the real question becomes whether this is an act of witchcraft—or a witch hunt.—
Shannon Carlin,
Time,
22 May 2025
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In the film, rotoscope animation sets the stage for 17th century story about a woman accused of witchcraft whose trial reveals the presence of a werewolf in a deeply religious Livonian community’s midst.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
16 May 2025
Noun
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King Shrewd secretly trains young Fitz as an assassin, harnessing his ancestral magic.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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At Cruise’s behest, McQuarrie’s stunts imitate the most primitive filmmaking — not the awe-inspiring magic of Georges Méliès but the Lumière brothers’ rudimentary documentation of action.—
Armond White,
National Review,
23 May 2025
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“Wizardry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wizardry. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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