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as in witches
a woman believed to have often harmful supernatural powers
when misfortune occurred, it was not uncommon for some unpopular woman of the village to be branded an enchantress
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as in sirens
a woman whom men find irresistibly attractive
Scarlett O'Hara is one of literature's most celebrated enchantresses
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as in goddesses
a lovely woman
an enchantress of the silver screen whose legend has only grown over the years
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Noun
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The English actor married Persia White — who played Abby Bennett, one of the famous Bennett witches and the mother to Kat Graham's character, Bonnie.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
5 Apr. 2026 -
Maul’s return in Season 3 of Clone Wars in 2011, by being revived by witches called Nightsisters on Dathomir, was well-received by fans.—
Daryl Baxter,
Space.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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People were bandaged or put in casts, then driven onto the tarmac in ambulances with sirens blaring.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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The squad car's lights and sirens were activated.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Over the course of Egyptian history hundreds of gods and goddesses were worshipped.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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Artemis is the daughter of Zeus, who rules over all of the other gods, and Leto, one of the goddesses of childhood.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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Back at Montecalvo — where the surviving sorceresses are still picking up the pieces after the battle with Vilgefortz — things are calmer, though the stakes are arguably even higher.—
Scott Meslow,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Ground turkey makes these domed little beauties a healthy weeknight supper.—
Victoria Spencer,
Martha Stewart,
3 Apr. 2026
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These days, Aybar tends to the tropical beauties, mostly Phalaenopsis and lady slippers, in a 500-square-foot greenhouse at his Dallas home.—
Ryan Conner,
Dallas Morning News,
1 Apr. 2026
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An odder explanation involves sorcerers (koldunï-arbui) and sacrifices.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
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The land of sorcerers, dragons and savagery played out across eight gripping series, drawing millions of viewers into the fictional worlds of Westeros, Essos, and beyond.—
Connor Sturges,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Feb. 2026
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An English manor with ties to not one but two queens—and a courtier best remembered for inventing the flushing toilet—lords over the countryside just outside Bath.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
15 Apr. 2026
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When these queens emerge from their hiding spots in spring, most of them build brand new nests and don’t repurpose nests from a previous season.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Apr. 2026
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Out of contact with Earth, the crew continued snapping pictures and shared a batch of maple cookies supplied by Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen, the first person not from the United States to ever travel to deep space.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
9 Apr. 2026
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Remove the sheet pan from the oven, then drop it twice on a heatproof counter or other surface to deflate and crinkle the cookies.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Enchantresses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enchantresses. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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