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Recent Examples of medicine man
The dance began a century ago when an Ojibwe medicine man’s granddaughter fell sick.
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Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Lee-Gatewood said among those lost to the virus was a respected medicine man, whose deep knowledge of traditional ceremonies was invaluable.
—Arlyssa D. Becenti, AZCentral.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Throughout the ceremony's four days of observances and events, the young woman is guided and advised by her medicine man.
—Alejandra Rubio, NPR, 29 Mar. 2025
After Nygren's speech, medicine man Lorenzo Max led the march, singing prayers and sharing ancestral stories.
—Trilce Estrada Olvera, The Arizona Republic, 3 Aug. 2024
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Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Lee-Gatewood said among those lost to the virus was a respected medicine man, whose deep knowledge of traditional ceremonies was invaluable.
—Arlyssa D. Becenti, AZCentral.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Throughout the ceremony's four days of observances and events, the young woman is guided and advised by her medicine man.
—Alejandra Rubio, NPR, 29 Mar. 2025
After Nygren's speech, medicine man Lorenzo Max led the march, singing prayers and sharing ancestral stories.
—Trilce Estrada Olvera, The Arizona Republic, 3 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for medicine man
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Webber said that groups, called krewes, organize parades and distribute beads featuring characters such as kings and witch doctors.—
Saleen Martin,
USA TODAY,
3 Mar. 2025
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While Keaton did not elaborate on the shrunken head room, the first film featured a scene in which Beetlejuice’s own head gets shrunk by a witch doctor who also shrunk the head of a hunter.—
Eric Andersson,
Peoplemag,
19 Feb. 2024
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The spa In addition to classic spa services like facials and massages, the Post Ranch spa offers more esoteric experiences including shaman sessions (for both individuals and couples), a power animal drum journey, astrology, energy balancing, and forest meditation.—
Lauren Sloss,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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Carved from whale bones, reindeer antlers and walrus tusks, these fierce talismans are vengeful spirits traditionally created by shamans to destroy enemies.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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The sorcerer’s job is not to run things for them, like a supervised Mickey Mouse, but to create intuitive systems that help people add things AI can’t do.—
Bipul Sinha,
Fortune,
27 Jan. 2026
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These sorcerers combat monstrous manifestations of negative human emotion, known as Curses, using a parallel energy source called Cursed Energy.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Medicine man.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medicine%20man. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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