as in sorcerer
a person skilled in using supernatural forces
found a voodoo who was willing to put a hex on the man who had jilted her
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Emily Bazelon, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
Despite his clearly enjoying killing people for personal reasons, the movie’s Kraven seems to think of himself as a kind of antihero, which voodoo practitioner Calypso (Ariana DeBose) rightfully clocks as a red flag.
—Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 20 June 2023
Bayliss Wagner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
The hotel sits directly across from the city’s oldest still-operational cemetery, St. Louis Cemetery No. 1, where famous New Orleans’ voodoo queen Marie Laveau is buried.
—Kristin Braswell, AFAR Media, 23 July 2025
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Noun
More on culture An Eagles fan brought a Patrick Mahomes voodoo doll to the Super Bowl.
—Emily Bazelon, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
Despite his clearly enjoying killing people for personal reasons, the movie’s Kraven seems to think of himself as a kind of antihero, which voodoo practitioner Calypso (Ariana DeBose) rightfully clocks as a red flag.
—Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 20 June 2023
Verb
The 1995 case found that a Louisiana school board could not ban a scholarly book on the practice of voodoo and hoodoo if its goal was to prevent students from learning about the two variations of African tribal religion.
—Bayliss Wagner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
The hotel sits directly across from the city’s oldest still-operational cemetery, St. Louis Cemetery No. 1, where famous New Orleans’ voodoo queen Marie Laveau is buried.
—Kristin Braswell, AFAR Media, 23 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for voodoo
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In need of a new assistant after his last one died under mysterious circumstances, Giacomo reluctantly becomes the sorcerer’s apprentice.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
29 Sep. 2025
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The sorcerers also reveal that Bruce Banner has become Infinity Hulk, a living vessel for the Infinity Stones.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Sep. 2025
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And finally Ida, screaming in containment, cursed to die for the mistake of once caring for the man who probably killed her.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
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Napoli’s coach cursed the fates.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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How did hocus pocus transform from the stage name of a magician (and it should be said, an accomplished juggler, according to Ady) to a byword for the entire craft?—
Scott Neuman,
NPR,
1 Oct. 2025
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Huan, who is blind, thought the gift was a chimpanzee rather than a monkey, and when Goodall pointed out the difference between the two animals, the magician told her to take the gift regardless.—
Alexandra Schonfeld,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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Originally scheduled for three innings, López didn’t want to jinx the game with the Twins ahead and stayed through the final out.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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Kylie told Woods, referring to the Knicks' 3-1 series lead over the Celtics and not wanting to jinx the next game's outcome.—
Julia Moore,
People.com,
13 May 2025
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Yennefer is gathering mages to help get to him from all angles.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Sep. 2025
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In another magical Miami tale, a broke witch who works in a spellshop and an adjunct professor who’s secretly a popular himbo mage team up to win a spellcasting reality show competition — except someone is sabotaging the contestants’ work.—
Lia Amador,
PEOPLE,
20 Sep. 2025
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The current rule allows each team a chance to possess the ball even if the first team scores a touchdown during the extra period, which is 10 minutes long.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
2 Oct. 2025
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The other team then gets a chance to possess the ball under the same set of circumstances.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Look for an enrollment wizard through notifications and in Settings, Microsoft says.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
3 Oct. 2025
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Season 1 of Wizards Beyond Waverly Place saw Justin take the young wizard Billie (played by Janice LeAnn Brown) under his wing and into his family.—
Julia MacCary,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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Like everyone else who watched it, I was charmed by her sense of humor, her enthusiasm, and her understanding of Southern culture.—
Sid Evans,
Southern Living,
7 Oct. 2025
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Your little prince and princess will be charmed by these pumpkins straight from a fairy tale.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Voodoo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/voodoo. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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