necromancer

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Recent Examples of necromancer When Lemuel Gulliver is on his travels, a necromancer offers him the chance to summon up any spirit from the dead. — Literary Hub, 17 July 2026 That’s more than can be said for the sequel, which is just driven by pandering, up to and including bringing back characters who’ve died, usually with the help of necromancer Quan Chi (Damon Herriman). — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 6 May 2026 The islands will also include the opportunity to battle D&D characters such as Klauth, the ancient red dragon and necromancer Valindra Shadowmantle. — Kennedy French, Variety, 20 Jan. 2026 Toby’s central role as the witch Solveig — a necromancer who treats death as something to be welcomed rather than feared — embodies the script’s most provocative ideas. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 20 Jan. 2026 Fans of dark storytelling will find cruel necromancers, derelict mansions and strange alchemies in this page-turning epic. — Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025 Season 2, subtitled Arise from the Shadow, saw Jinwoo further master his necromancer abilities on a mission to save his mother. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025 Amon, a tank-like Forgeknight; and Vex, a Siren who has the ability to spawn minions and drain life from enemies like a necromancer. — Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for necromancer
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • Months earlier, Andy accidentally entered a magical portal, became a mage and saved the realm, but no one at home believed him.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026
  • This young adult fantasy follows a 16-year-old who discovers a magical attack and realizes this new world of demons and mages has a connection to her mother’s death.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 2 July 2026
Noun
  • The magician—and apparently her family, down through the generations—is responsible for keeping this creature at bay by binding it to a living body that remains immobile.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Young, who reached career highs in every major passing category last year, has been a magician in late-game situations.
    — Joseph Person, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Ever since, witches, wizards, and dragons have bored me silly.
    — Griffin Dunne, Vanity Fair, 11 Sep. 2026
  • California’s tech wizards were busy helping lead the world into the Information Age, notably the fledgling commercial promise of the Internet.
    — Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 4 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The first witch trial in Ireland took place in Kilkenny in 1324, but people who were suspected as sources of suffering have been murdered since prehistory.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
  • In her 2016 film The Love Witch, writer and director Anna Biller told the story of a modern-day witch driven by her desire for the kind of classical romance that fairy tales are made of.
    — Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026

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“Necromancer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/necromancer. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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