shaman

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Recent Examples of shaman Others whispered that she had been wounded in a battle with an Indonesian shaman and disappeared into the mountains. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025 Religious figures and shamans played central roles—offering rituals, medicines, and moral guidance. Maytal Eyal, TIME, 25 Feb. 2025 There are also echoes of The Exorcist when The Man (Neil Sandilands) arrives, a cryptic, bearded shaman whose presence is about as reassuring as Mel Gibson on a good day. Damon Wise, Deadline, 9 Mar. 2025 After a confrontation with the local shaman whose beliefs clash with her own, the missionary’s son (Klyne) is seemingly possessed by an ancient spirit. Zac Ntim, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for shaman
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Noun
  • As the five soon discover, there’s a seemingly endless array of things that want to kill them, from witches and wendigos to parasitic worms and a kaiju-sized monster in the woods.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
  • There are cybernetic monstrosities like Darth Vader and General Grievous and witches like the Nightsisters.
    David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Because a magic trick in the hands of a good magician — somebody who understands the psychology of how the moment works — can feel miraculous.
    Ashley Lee, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Shakespeare’s fantasy drama about a nearly deserted island ruled by a magician is directed by Robert H. Davis with original music by Kathryn Swanson.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 20 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Not long after addressing Harry Potter fans’ concerns that an American actor will play the British wizard Albus Dumbledore, John Lithgow is turning to a different criticism of his casting in HBO‘s Potter series: backlash over boarding a project exec-produced by J.K. Rowling.
    Rebecca Luther, TVLine, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Chris recruits Brax to help as well as a room of brilliant computer wizards led by Justine, Chris' partner with nonverbal autism who communicates via a British computer voice.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In addition, some mages have a unique ability tied to their soul, called a Codex.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Metaphor ReFantazio takes place in a fantasy kingdom after a powerful and cunning mage murders the realm’s king.
    Josh Broadwell, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • 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
  • The movie is about a young man with magical powers who travels to his uncle with the request to fight his sorcerer father.
    Claire Moses, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • This month, revelers across the nation are dressing up as witches and warlocks.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Oct. 2024
  • Salem, a 500-year-old human warlock sentenced to live for 100 years as a cat as punishment for his magical hubris, embodies this tension brilliantly.
    Katie Rife, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • That lady is really the aforementioned murderous hag (Meredith Binder), her false veneer of youthful beauty reinforced by a magic mirror’s flattering (if also caustic) topless female spirits, and sustained via grisly methods seemingly inspired by Elizabeth Bathory.
    Dennis Harvey, Variety, 2 May 2025
  • Several get small charts offering ideas to inspire how the monster could be used, such as what strange price a hag might have for its secrets or what an owlbear might keep in its den beyond treasure.
    Rob Wieland, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025

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“Shaman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shaman. Accessed 7 May. 2025.

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