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‘Willow’ (1988)
Val Kilmer stars as the mercenary Madmartigan opposite his then-real-life wife, Joanne Whalley as Sorsha, the daughter of the evil sorceress Queen Bavmorda (Jean Marsh) in Willow.
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Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
That semi-fanciful film was a deadpan spin on the ingrained misogyny that conveniently tags a steely, orphaned 9-year-old village girl as a sorceress.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2025
She’s never actually played a magical sorceress, a character that potentially has been alive for hundreds of years, who is cursed to grant people wishes, knowing that those wishes won’t really deliver what people want.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025
Jeff and Shauna are against the sorceress staying at their house, but after some pleading from Callie, both of them relent.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2025
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Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
That semi-fanciful film was a deadpan spin on the ingrained misogyny that conveniently tags a steely, orphaned 9-year-old village girl as a sorceress.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2025
She’s never actually played a magical sorceress, a character that potentially has been alive for hundreds of years, who is cursed to grant people wishes, knowing that those wishes won’t really deliver what people want.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025
Jeff and Shauna are against the sorceress staying at their house, but after some pleading from Callie, both of them relent.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sorceress
Noun
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The Santal, in South Asia, believed that witches (always female) copulated with spirit familiars and devoured the organs of children.—
Manvir Singh,
New Yorker,
17 May 2025
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Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock made their witch wishes for a Practical Magic sequel before they were done completing the first film nearly 30 years ago.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
16 May 2025
Noun
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Gunn described his vision for Luthor as a sorcerer of science, not necessarily a mad one.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
15 May 2025
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Nicolas Cage dons the wizard's robes as the centuries-old sorcerer Balthazar Blake, with Jay Baruchel starring as his college-age protégé.—
James Mercadante,
EW.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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“Sorceress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sorceress. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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