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
Yennefer is now spearheading a new alliance of mages and elves operating out of The Lodge.
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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
Welcome to lady knight fall with this romantasy about the bloody, magical bonds between a mage and his knight.
—Natalie Zutter
september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
Since the very first edition of Shadowrun, using magic causes fatigue to a mage, called Drain, an important part of balancing magic in my mind.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
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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
Welcome to lady knight fall with this romantasy about the bloody, magical bonds between a mage and his knight.
—Natalie Zutter
september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
Since the very first edition of Shadowrun, using magic causes fatigue to a mage, called Drain, an important part of balancing magic in my mind.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mage
Noun
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The women in the corps are swans because of a spell cast on them by a sorcerer named von Rothbart.—
David Lyman,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
5 Feb. 2026
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The board voted unanimously 10-10 to hand Mickey’s famous sorcerer’s hat to D’Amaro.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
3 Feb. 2026
Noun
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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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There was David Gamson, a 24-year-old electronics wizard and composer-in-training who helped to shape Cupid and Psyche 85’s extravagant layers of sampled and synthesized sound, a tapestry of iridescent edges whose startling complexity was inspired in part by his interest in classical counterpoint.—
Andy Cush,
Pitchfork,
15 Feb. 2026
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For years, defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo has been a wizard at designing blitzes that fool quarterbacks.—
Sam McDowell
February 5,
Kansas City Star,
5 Feb. 2026
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James Franco headlined the film in the title role opposite Mila Kunis, Michelle Williams and Rachel Weisz as the witches of Oz.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
19 Feb. 2026
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Set in New Orleans, Coven Academy follows three teenage witches and their dangerously charming warlock peers at an elite magic school where power is currency, secrets are lethal, and attraction is a liability.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Mage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mage. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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