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
Who's the mage whose major itinerary is making all Oz merrier?
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 25 Nov. 2024
This May 24, 2021 mage provided by the South Carolina Department of Corrections shows Susan Smith.
—CBS News, 20 Nov. 2024
Patrons come to experience deeply imagined lore of mages and elves within a movie set-like atmosphere.
—Eric Webb, Austin American-Statesman, 12 June 2024
Granted, Prophecy is yet another chapter of Hollywood’s infatuation with IP, but it’s also yielded a lavish little soap opera where Emily Watson is a super-powered leader of an all-female finishing school for young intergalactic mages.
—Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 18 Nov. 2024
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 25 Nov. 2024
This May 24, 2021 mage provided by the South Carolina Department of Corrections shows Susan Smith.
—CBS News, 20 Nov. 2024
Patrons come to experience deeply imagined lore of mages and elves within a movie set-like atmosphere.
—Eric Webb, Austin American-Statesman, 12 June 2024
Granted, Prophecy is yet another chapter of Hollywood’s infatuation with IP, but it’s also yielded a lavish little soap opera where Emily Watson is a super-powered leader of an all-female finishing school for young intergalactic mages.
—Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 18 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mage
Noun
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Nicolas Cage dons the wizard's robes as the centuries-old sorcerer Balthazar Blake, with Jay Baruchel starring as his college-age protégé.—
James Mercadante,
EW.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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Lorre and Karloff also play sorcerers, Dr. Adolphus Bedlo and Dr. Scarabus, respectively, while Nicholson is Rexford Bedlo, the son of Lorre’s character.—
Mike Barnes,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Feb. 2025
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Play games and enjoy performances from magicians and jump rope aficionados at Animation Courtyard at Hollywood Studios, and the Big Top Bash over at Storybook Circus at the Magic Kindom is a full fledged dance party with stilt walkers and jugglers.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
16 May 2025
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In a nod to Chicago’s long history of bartender magicians, bars will be set up as much for trickery as for cocktails.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2025
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The wizard with the task of pulling this off indoors is Al Zaabi.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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Sophie sets out to find a way of lifting the curse and goes to the wizard Howl's castle.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
EW.com,
10 May 2025
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Local truffles are also on sale, not pungent but neither pricey and historically called devil’s mushroom by those who considered them as food for witches.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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The original 1998 movie, which was directed by Griffin Dunne and grossed more than $47 million stateside, followed two witch sisters, raised by their eccentric aunts in a small town, who are faced with closed-minded prejudice and a curse that threatens to prevent them from finding lasting love.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
6 May 2025
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“Mage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mage. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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