as in witch
someone who is believed in some cultures to be able to use magic to cure people who are sick, to control future events, etc.
went to the shaman for a remedy
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Recent Examples of shaman
The film follows the story of Bayu, an Indonesian teenager who aspires to become a shaman for local trance parties in a small suburban community where inhabitants derive pleasure from spiritual possession.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
Only these culinary shamans really knew how to make this stuff.
—Mike Curato
june 13, Literary Hub, 13 June 2025
Bent on evangelizing the Indigenous population in a remote Ecuadorian village, Candice (Sara Canning), a white American woman, alongside her husband and teenage son, must confront endemic beliefs and the man who holds the knowledge about them: the shaman.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
The Saturday morning group yoga has transformed into a one-on-one life-mapping session with a Mayan shaman.
—Martie Bowser, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
Only these culinary shamans really knew how to make this stuff.
—Mike Curato
june 13, Literary Hub, 13 June 2025
Bent on evangelizing the Indigenous population in a remote Ecuadorian village, Candice (Sara Canning), a white American woman, alongside her husband and teenage son, must confront endemic beliefs and the man who holds the knowledge about them: the shaman.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
The Saturday morning group yoga has transformed into a one-on-one life-mapping session with a Mayan shaman.
—Martie Bowser, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shaman
Noun
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Enter: the witch, who traveled to Brosnahan's home to lift the curse.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
17 July 2025
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As a costume designer, I was excited by the creative challenges like the ghosts, witches, supernatural elements, mental breakdowns.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
12 July 2025
Noun
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The way the number two seed twiddles with his racket with a magician’s sleight of hand is mesmerizing.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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Thank you for your exceedingly gracious evocation of my magician’s silks while brandishing your own.—
John Updike,
New Yorker,
11 July 2025
Noun
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Much of Superman's second act is spent inside a 'pocket dimension' used by Lex Luthor and his LuthorCorp scientists and tech wizards.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
17 July 2025
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The company announced a TV series based on all seven books about the boy wizard written by J.K. Rowling.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
14 July 2025
Noun
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Try, try again Speaking of classes, the eight options here tend to fall into the usual archetypes for this kind of action-adventure game: the tank, the mage, the defensive specialist, the dextrous dodger, etc.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 May 2025
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When supernatural events threaten the town of Owl’s Hollow, Charlie, the owner of the local spell shop, and Fitz, a mage business mogul, must put their rivalry aside to save the magical enclave.—
Ashley Poston,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
Noun
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The previous movie, released in 2021, showed how the Outworld sorcerer Shang Tsung (Chin Han) and his forces attempted to wipe out Earth's champions before the big Mortal Kombat tournament between fighters from different realms.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
17 July 2025
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Ainsworth will play Link, the young hero who battles the forces of evil from the dark sorcerer Ganon to rescue Princess Zelda and protect the magical kingdom of Hyrule.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
16 July 2025
Noun
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Taking care of the ball is never easy against the warlocks of the Thunder defense, but Indiana has committed 16 or fewer turnovers in four of the six games so far.—
The Athletic NBA Staff,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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Elphaba busies herself trying to expose the corruption helmed by the Wizard of Oz (Jeff Goldblum), while Glinda dons a tiara and becomes the people’s princess of the Emerald City, playing directly into the faux warlock’s agenda.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
5 June 2025
Noun
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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
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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 31 Jul. 2025.
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