as in witch
a woman believed to have often harmful supernatural powers asked the sorceress to cast an evil spell over the village

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Recent Examples of sorceress The sorceress then attempts to persuade him by exploiting his fear of death. Sofia Giannuzzi, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Apr. 2025 And the villains, of course, exuding every nastily relatable emotion; the stepmothers and sorceresses are vain, arrogant, dismissive, lonely, rude, and outrageous. Darren Franich, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2025 As the competition to win the Prince’s hand heats up, chaos reigns when a dazzling peasant girl named Xifeng is thrown into the romance wars by a vengeful sorceress. Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025 The legendary Eartha Kitt would be the voice of a villainous sorceress determined to blot out the sun. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 26 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for sorceress
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Noun
  • Disney is taking another step into the YA space with its newest series pickup. Disney+ and Disney Channel have greenlit Coven Academy, a dramedy about a group of young witches in New Orleans.
    Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2025
  • The bright green appearance conjures images of everyone’s favorite acid-tone wicked witch.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Aug. 2025
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  • Transformed into a swan by the evil sorcerer Rothbart, Odette and Siegfried's love faces an impossible battle against dark forces.
    Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 22 July 2025
  • What If Every Company Had a Chief Imagination Officer? Imagine a world where executives aren’t just spreadsheet sorcerers but story carriers.
    Stephanie Dillon, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2025

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“Sorceress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sorceress. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.

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