as in magician
one who practices tricks and illusions for entertainment
tried to figure out how the illusionist made his assistant disappear from the stage
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Recent Examples of illusionist
Years after breaking up, the illusionists known as the Four Horsemen are brought back together by another round of mysterious tarot cards and a new mission from The Eye.
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 11 Nov. 2025
In the teaser, Danny enlists the help of younger illusionists in his mission to steal the Heart Diamond from a crime family who sells their jewels to traffickers and warlords to launder their money.
—Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 1 Nov. 2025
And to be fair to them, the man who first popularized the record was the illusionist David Blaine, who held his breath for 17 minutes and 4 seconds on a 2008 episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show.
—Sean Williams, Outside, 27 Oct. 2025
The mind reader Frances Usher and her illusionist husband, Harry, lived there; Will Rogers, a prolific entertainer, liked to ride over from his ranch in the neighboring canyon.
—Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 11 Nov. 2025
In the teaser, Danny enlists the help of younger illusionists in his mission to steal the Heart Diamond from a crime family who sells their jewels to traffickers and warlords to launder their money.
—Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 1 Nov. 2025
And to be fair to them, the man who first popularized the record was the illusionist David Blaine, who held his breath for 17 minutes and 4 seconds on a 2008 episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show.
—Sean Williams, Outside, 27 Oct. 2025
The mind reader Frances Usher and her illusionist husband, Harry, lived there; Will Rogers, a prolific entertainer, liked to ride over from his ranch in the neighboring canyon.
—Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for illusionist
magician
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While many people see a Saks Global bankruptcy as a fait accompli, Baker is known as a kind of dealmaking magician who could still pull something out of his hat.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
6 Jan. 2026
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After receiving four yeses from the judges, the musician rocketed to the top of the reality-competition series, placing third behind acrobatic group Zurcaroh and magician Shin Lim.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
2 Jan. 2026
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“Illusionist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/illusionist. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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