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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This installment continues the franchise’s escalation of scale and intrigue, and a new team of young illusionists pulling digital-age tricks that reflect how magic has evolved alongside technology.
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Okla Jones, Essence, 18 Nov. 2025
Lionsgate shelled out north of $90 million to revive the franchise, which is directed by Ruben Fleischer and sees Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Isla Fisher and Dave Franco return as a quartet of Robin Hood-like illusionists.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 15 Nov. 2025
The multimillionaire financier, who died in federal custody in 2019, was also a fabulist and serial illusionist.
—Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 15 Nov. 2025
Magician David Blaine The files include sparse but documented exchanges with illusionist David Blaine.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
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Okla Jones, Essence, 18 Nov. 2025
Lionsgate shelled out north of $90 million to revive the franchise, which is directed by Ruben Fleischer and sees Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Isla Fisher and Dave Franco return as a quartet of Robin Hood-like illusionists.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 15 Nov. 2025
The multimillionaire financier, who died in federal custody in 2019, was also a fabulist and serial illusionist.
—Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 15 Nov. 2025
Magician David Blaine The files include sparse but documented exchanges with illusionist David Blaine.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for illusionist
magician
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Enter Sheila, a street magician blackballed by the local boys club who wows Lincoln with her tips-only act.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
20 Feb. 2026
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After one particularly lackluster trial, Lincoln runs into Sheila Flambé (Janelle James), a sexy magician’s assistant denied the magical spotlight by the city’s old boys club.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Illusionist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/illusionist. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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