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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 shamans
Along the way, travelers will meet local shamans, experience traditional llanero (cowboy) culture, and be led by a Mayan spiritual guide and archaeologist.
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Laura Dannen Redman,
Robb Report,
18 June 2026
The shamans gathered by the sea on Herradura Beach in the Chorrillos district in Lima, Peru's capital, holding up posters of the two candidates.
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ABC News,
1 June 2026
That being said, shamans are currently experiencing a moment in Korean pop culture that recontextualizes mu-dang as hip.
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Kayti Burt,
Time,
24 Apr. 2026
The only people believed capable of negotiating with the possessing winds, of restoring balance, are shamans of African descent.
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Adam Pourahmadi,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2026
The retreats are usually led by facilitators, shamans or therapists.
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Ashley J. Dimella,
FOXNews.com,
24 Mar. 2026
Carved from whale bones, reindeer antlers and walrus tusks, these fierce talismans are vengeful spirits traditionally created by shamans to destroy enemies.
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R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
Researchers believe the structures served as elite burial sites for leaders, priests, or shamans, challenging earlier assumptions that Funnelbeaker societies were strictly egalitarian.
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Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Dec. 2025
By 1901, just seventeen years after contact with the outside world, shamans were cutting their hair, getting baptized, and taking Danish Christian names.
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Ben Taub,
New Yorker,
24 Nov. 2025
Laura Dannen Redman,
Robb Report,
18 June 2026
The shamans gathered by the sea on Herradura Beach in the Chorrillos district in Lima, Peru's capital, holding up posters of the two candidates.
—
ABC News,
1 June 2026
That being said, shamans are currently experiencing a moment in Korean pop culture that recontextualizes mu-dang as hip.
—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
24 Apr. 2026
The only people believed capable of negotiating with the possessing winds, of restoring balance, are shamans of African descent.
—
Adam Pourahmadi,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2026
The retreats are usually led by facilitators, shamans or therapists.
—
Ashley J. Dimella,
FOXNews.com,
24 Mar. 2026
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
Researchers believe the structures served as elite burial sites for leaders, priests, or shamans, challenging earlier assumptions that Funnelbeaker societies were strictly egalitarian.
—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Dec. 2025
By 1901, just seventeen years after contact with the outside world, shamans were cutting their hair, getting baptized, and taking Danish Christian names.
—
Ben Taub,
New Yorker,
24 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shamans
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For Szabo’s freaky, compact masterpiece is not explicitly about witches.
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Sarah Paulson will return as Cordelia Goode, the Supreme of the New Orleans witches, who was last seen paving the way for the ascent of Billie Lourd's Mallory to replace her.
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Every twenty minutes cliff divers, costumed characters, and magicians put on performances and interact with diners.
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Hang out with sheep, meet magicians and clowns and explore the amusement park.
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After climbing the Azkaban Escape Tower to the top, repel-style, young wizards-in-training, Clark and Emily Friscia, were ready to go home.
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And two other high-flying AI wizards — Anthropic and OpenAI — are working on their own mega offerings.
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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.
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An odder explanation involves sorcerers (koldunï-arbui) and sacrifices.
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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.
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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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The island village is beset by sea hags, serial killers, creepy clowns and other evils that interfere with Tom’s dream of turning Widow’s Bay into a Martha’s Vineyard-like tourist destination.
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Martha’s Vineyard also has knife-wielding men in masks and creepy sea hags!
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“Shamans.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shamans. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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