as in witchcraft
the power to control natural forces through supernatural means
in olden times people suspected of sorcery were often put to death
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Recent Examples of sorcery
His Game 2 first half was evidence that his sorcery is still capable of outpacing Father Time.
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2025
But the complexity remains transfixing, even after Errico quits the band and Stone pours his sorcery into the drum machine, a development that the film’s expert-musicians agree sets his music down a wide Yellow Brick Road.
—Wesley Morris, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
Wakanda Forever, the series brings Riri back home to Chicago, where the lines between science and sorcery start to blur.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 30 Mar. 2025
Generating sophisticated charts or extracting hidden insights was a form of sorcery few dared to question.
—Florian Douetteau, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2025
But the complexity remains transfixing, even after Errico quits the band and Stone pours his sorcery into the drum machine, a development that the film’s expert-musicians agree sets his music down a wide Yellow Brick Road.
—Wesley Morris, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
Wakanda Forever, the series brings Riri back home to Chicago, where the lines between science and sorcery start to blur.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 30 Mar. 2025
Generating sophisticated charts or extracting hidden insights was a form of sorcery few dared to question.
—Florian Douetteau, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sorcery
Noun
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Tales of witchcraft are often rooted in the fears of young women, who have reported being afraid of accidentally hurting their babies for centuries.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
15 Aug. 2025
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The family were banished from their previous village, accused of witchcraft.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The good news is that top performers’ success isn’t magic, and their communication style can be learned.—
Melody Wilding,
CNBC,
14 Aug. 2025
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But a new study published in Science Advances suggests that part of metformin’s magic might be happening somewhere unexpected: in the brain.—
William A. Haseltine,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Sorcery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sorcery. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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