Definition of sorceressnext
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 Back at Montecalvo — where the surviving sorceresses are still picking up the pieces after the battle with Vilgefortz — things are calmer, though the stakes are arguably even higher. Scott Meslow, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025 Across its run, The Witcher has traced the uneasy bond between Geralt of Rivia (Liam Hemsworth), the monster hunter bound by destiny; Ciri (Freya Allan), the princess whose power could save or destroy worlds; and Yennefer (Anya Chalotra), the sorceress torn between ambition and love. Jp Mangalindan, Time, 30 Oct. 2025 Chalotra still excels at giving Yennefer a desperate rage that makes her sorceress scenes visceral and exciting. Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025 First introduced to the Great White Way in 2003, Wicked is a a prequel to The Wizard of Oz that examines how the green-skinned Elphaba (Erivo) became the Wicked Witch of the West, as well as the sorceress Glinda’s (Grande) trajectory to becoming known as the Good Witch. Matt Grobar, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sorceress
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Noun
  • Which might explain why McGlinchey is walking straight into the witch’s armpit with a smile on his face.
    Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 23 Jan. 2026
  • The grassroots campaign to get Madigan an Oscar nomination for her delicious portrayal of a youth-hungry witch proved successful.
    Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The sorcerer’s job is not to run things for them, like a supervised Mickey Mouse, but to create intuitive systems that help people add things AI can’t do.
    Bipul Sinha, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026
  • These sorcerers combat monstrous manifestations of negative human emotion, known as Curses, using a parallel energy source called Cursed Energy.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026

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“Sorceress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sorceress. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.

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