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as in sorcerer
a woman believed to have often harmful supernatural powers
the 17th-century house had once belonged to a woman who was hanged as a witch
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as in mage
a person skilled in using supernatural forces
freakish storms that were once thought to be the work of witches
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as in to charm
to attract or delight as if by magic
the woman did witch me with her gentle smile
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Recent Examples of witch
Zack Sharf, Variety, 19 Feb. 2026
Kat Sandler is behind Yaga, which is an adaptation of her play that centers on the myth of Baba Yaga, a female character from Slavic folklore who is depicted as a witch.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 18 Feb. 2026
Steve Bender, Southern Living, 27 Aug. 2025
Sage & Salt is witching up the personal fragrance category.
—James Manso, WWD, 4 Feb. 2025
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Noun
James Franco headlined the film in the title role opposite Mila Kunis, Michelle Williams and Rachel Weisz as the witches of Oz.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 19 Feb. 2026
Kat Sandler is behind Yaga, which is an adaptation of her play that centers on the myth of Baba Yaga, a female character from Slavic folklore who is depicted as a witch.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 18 Feb. 2026
Verb
And also that people have used four branches of witch hazel as the vining rods or witching sticks to find water.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 27 Aug. 2025
Sage & Salt is witching up the personal fragrance category.
—James Manso, WWD, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for witch
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The land of sorcerers, dragons and savagery played out across eight gripping series, drawing millions of viewers into the fictional worlds of Westeros, Essos, and beyond.—
Connor Sturges,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Feb. 2026
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The women in the corps are swans because of a spell cast on them by a sorcerer named von Rothbart.—
David Lyman,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
5 Feb. 2026
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The regulars fired at them with a booming 12-pounder that made the American boys lift their knees like old hags, trip and founder as tentacles of water dragged them under.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Jan. 2026
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Is there a more ostentatious fat hag in America than Meghan McCain?—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
9 Dec. 2025
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The fantasy series follows the elf mage Frieren, who was part of a band of heroes recognized for defeating the Demon King.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
16 Jan. 2026
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Interspersed throughout the main storyline, sequences depict how Trent Ikithon (Mark Strong) recruited the promising fire mage to join his magic academy, submit to painful experimentations to enhance his power, and eventually groomed him to become a Volstrucker assassin to hunt down dissidents.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 Dec. 2025
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Your guests will be charmed by your sense of tradition with the addition of this sausage version to your Easter table.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
4 Mar. 2026
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His enthusiasm feels potent enough to charm a rattlesnake.—
Michael Adno,
Rolling Stone,
3 Mar. 2026
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Natalie Haynes fleshes out the backstories of her cast—Jason, a handsome ship captain on a quest for the Golden Fleece, the scheming sorceress Medea, and Olympian deities toying with mortals like marionettes—and imbues them all with contemporary vibes.—
Hamilton Cain,
Time,
3 Mar. 2026
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All except librarian Elaine Ambrose, hell-bent on protecting the British Museum’s artifacts from the Blitz yet somehow connected to the sorceress Nimue, herself a protector of a certain mythical sword.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, downtown, the great solo Chicago magician Dennis Watkins is continuing to operate his intimate basement Loop venue, The Magic Parlour.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
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Musicians, face painters, magicians, caricature artists, and aerial acrobats show off their creativity and entertain the masses.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Mar. 2026
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Spielberg has been fascinated by the UFO topic his whole career, with his 1977 classic Close Encounters of the Third Kind still considered by many to be the most compelling dramatization of the subject.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Mar. 2026
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Shawn, too, is wracked and fascinated by the human ability to smile and smile and be a villain.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
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Radcliffe played the titular wizard Harry Potter in the beloved franchise, while Felton portrayed Potter's nemesis Draco Malfoy.—
Yi-Jin Yu,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2026
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The wizard responsible for this remarkable bit of time travel is production designer Alex DiGerlando, who happens to have some first-hand memories of the period from attending NYU during in the 1990s.—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Witch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/witch. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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