Thesaurus results for MAGE

mage

noun

ˈmāj

Definition of mage

as in sorcerer

a person skilled in using supernatural forces an ancient tale of a mage who made lush gardens grow in the desert

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Recent Examples of mage The brilliantly flexible job system still rips (want to create a gun-toting mage? — Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2025 Wizards, or mages (as the group has commonly referred to Eleven), develop their powers using arcane magic to cast powerful spells. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 26 Nov. 2025 Yennefer is now spearheading a new alliance of mages and elves operating out of The Lodge. — Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025 Separated from his lover, Yennefer (Anya Chalotra) and his adoptive daughter, Ciri (Freya Allan), Geralt has been severely injured by the evil mage Vilgefortz (Mahesh Jadu). — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 30 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mage

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After one season of sorcerer play calling, offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak took the Raiders’ head coaching job.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
The sorcerers, it was thought, targeted their victims by stealing bits of their hair, clothes, nails, or feces, and wrapping them in a bundle with leaves.

— Rachel Aviv, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of sorcerer

Noun

The magicians performed at the White House and burned an American flag as a part of their act, causing controversy.

— Madeline Boardman, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2026
Since his time on AGT, the magician has appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Ellen DeGeneres Show and other programs.

— Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of magician

Noun

For the seventh year, there will be costumes, quests and magic for every wizard, witch and muggle.

— Janet Kusterer, Baltimore Sun, 23 Sep. 2026
Atari wore elephant-print pants and a purple wizard’s cloak, and kept handy a face mask emblazoned with the words what if love wins?

— J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of wizard

Noun

By the time of the witch trial, the sacred building stood stripped of its roofing and outer masonry—a fleshless skeleton; its giant west window glassless, miming a stone scream.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
Of interest to the teenage set is new series Coven Academy, which is set at a New Orleans school that only enrolls the most promising witches and warlocks.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 28 Sep. 2026

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