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witch

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verb

archaic

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Recent Examples of witch
Noun
That lake, according to legend, was created after a local sorcerer and a witch had a feud that resulted in the latter falling to her death and causing a huge indentation in the earth that became filled with water. John Mariani, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025 Ariana Grande took over the role of the popular good witch, while Cynthia Erivo portrays her green counterpart, in the two films. Nicholas Rice, People.com, 8 June 2025
Verb
The star also covered her trees with lights, fake cobwebs and witches hats, added piles of orange and white pumpkins and set up a candy dispenser display for the kiddos. Bailey Richards, People.com, 5 Oct. 2024 Lilia follows a creepy girl in a dress through the house, only to find ghoulish undead witches leering at her. Erik Kain, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for witch
Recent Examples of Synonyms for witch
Noun
  • With his sword, superhuman strength, and loyal friends, He-Man defends Eternia and the secrets of Castle Grayskull from the forces of the evil sorcerer Skeletor.
    Shania Russell, EW.com, 15 June 2025
  • In a far-off city, all our heroes teamed up to defeat an invading empire and kill the evil immortal sorcerer guiding their invasion, all while exorcising their own various demons or taking on some new ones.
    Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • That lady is really the aforementioned murderous hag (Meredith Binder), her false veneer of youthful beauty reinforced by a magic mirror’s flattering (if also caustic) topless female spirits, and sustained via grisly methods seemingly inspired by Elizabeth Bathory.
    Dennis Harvey, Variety, 2 May 2025
  • Several get small charts offering ideas to inspire how the monster could be used, such as what strange price a hag might have for its secrets or what an owlbear might keep in its den beyond treasure.
    Rob Wieland, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Try, try again Speaking of classes, the eight options here tend to fall into the usual archetypes for this kind of action-adventure game: the tank, the mage, the defensive specialist, the dextrous dodger, etc.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 28 May 2025
  • When supernatural events threaten the town of Owl’s Hollow, Charlie, the owner of the local spell shop, and Fitz, a mage business mogul, must put their rivalry aside to save the magical enclave.
    Ashley Poston, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Verb
  • Thomas Edison makes real the once fantastical notion of an entire building lit up by electricity, and Oscar Wilde charms the New York aristocracy with his witticisms, if not his plays.
    Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 24 June 2025
  • Beyond the traditional elements of talent, grit, and charm, a huge part of what makes or breaks people is timing.
    Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • The mad sorceress Eudoxia, Empress of Troy, has died, leaving the Serpent Throne empty.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
  • Instead of being trapped in Wanda's TV-centric bubble, the latest outing saw her join forces with Kathryn Hahn's troublemaking sorceress Agatha Harkness.
    Shania Russell, EW.com, 23 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Protect the Mütter created a petition—signed by more than thirty thousand people, including Roach, the magician Penn Jillette, and the novelist Neil Gaiman—that called for the dismissal of Irons and Quinn, among other measures.
    Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
  • The series will feature magicians, cultural performances and dance performances, including the Anaheim Ballet.
    Andrea Manes, Oc Register, 19 June 2025
Verb
  • The writer was fascinated with sharks after spotting them during childhood fishing trips with his father on Nantucket.
    Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 20 June 2025
  • That stuff about the Gunn Mummy fascinates me though.
    Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • Jacobs, a White man, likened Walton, a Black woman, to David Duke, the former grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 27 June 2025
  • The star, who portrayed Alex Russo on Disney Channel’s Wizards of Waverly Place, shared a photo from the spinoff’s set of her hand — complete with glittering manicure — holding her red wizard wand on Instagram Stories.
    Anna Chan, Billboard, 27 June 2025

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