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Recent Examples of sorceress
In Absolute Wonder Woman, drawn by Hayden, who is also part of this artistic new wave, Diana Prince is raised in Hades by the sorceress Circe to be a witch, not on Paradise Island by caring Amazonians, and flies on a skeleton horse.
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Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2026
Some of the returning POV characters are obviously Pliny, Maleagant (the sorceress from the outer wall), Ninian.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 21 Mar. 2026
The action begins when a Betty Boop–esque sorceress, Melinda, awakens in the body of Emma, a 19th-century Englishwoman, practically minutes away from being married in the first episode; awoken too early, the Unicorns’ powers and capacity to fight the Evil are compromised.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
All except librarian Elaine Ambrose, hell-bent on protecting the British Museum’s artifacts from the Blitz yet somehow connected to the sorceress Nimue, herself a protector of a certain mythical sword.
—Literary Hub, 2 Jan. 2026
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Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2026
Some of the returning POV characters are obviously Pliny, Maleagant (the sorceress from the outer wall), Ninian.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 21 Mar. 2026
The action begins when a Betty Boop–esque sorceress, Melinda, awakens in the body of Emma, a 19th-century Englishwoman, practically minutes away from being married in the first episode; awoken too early, the Unicorns’ powers and capacity to fight the Evil are compromised.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
All except librarian Elaine Ambrose, hell-bent on protecting the British Museum’s artifacts from the Blitz yet somehow connected to the sorceress Nimue, herself a protector of a certain mythical sword.
—Literary Hub, 2 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sorceress
Noun
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So that night, Eloïse's two best friends encouraged her to hire a witch from Etsy to ensure perfect wedding weather.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
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Hannigan starred as teen witch Willow opposite Head as fellow magic expert Rupert Giles.—
Entertainment Weekly,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 June 2026
Noun
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Of course, the commercial ends in climactic fashion, as He-Man lifts Skeletor above his head for the grand finale and the sorcerer erupts into his legendary cackle.—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
3 June 2026
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In the first Mortal Kombat film, Outworld sorcerer Shang Tsung (Chin Han) seeks to eliminate Earth's champions ahead of the ultimate tournament between realms.—
Nigel Smith,
PEOPLE,
6 May 2026
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“Sorceress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sorceress. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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