as in sorcerers
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 mages
Wizards, or mages (as the group has commonly referred to Eleven), develop their powers using arcane magic to cast powerful spells.
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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
Yennefer is gathering mages to help get to him from all angles.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
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
Yennefer is gathering mages to help get to him from all angles.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mages
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Indeed, the sequel to the fan-favorite 1998 film, in which Bullock and Kidman play sister sorcerers, will hit theaters this September.—
Joyce Chen,
Architectural Digest,
2 May 2026
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An odder explanation involves sorcerers (koldunï-arbui) and sacrifices.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Cocktail Magic includes bars with different themes and wandering magicians.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
23 May 2026
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Hollywood artists like Lubitsch and Wilder were magicians who knew how to lure in an audience.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
12 May 2026
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At the same time, fencing is also touting is status as an Ivy League favorite, a discipline that has historically appealed to artists and egghead-y types including engineers, architects, finance and technical wizards, as well as artists.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
28 May 2026
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Warm up those wands, wizards, because the world of Harry Potter is hoping to cast a marketing spell over the metro area this summer.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
27 May 2026
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Others determined how to identify and punish witches.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
26 May 2026
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Released in 1993, Hocus Pocus is set on a Halloween Night when three 17th century witches — Winnie (Midler), Sarah (Parker), and Mary (Najimy) — are resurrected in Salem, Massachusetts, hundreds of years after their heyday.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
6 May 2026
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“Mages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mages. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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