as in sorcery
the power to control natural forces through supernatural means
taught all of her daughters witchcraft
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Recent Examples of witchcraft
Widow’s Bay, a portion of the episode was shot on location at the Rebecca Nurse Homestead in Danvers, Massachusetts, the home of a woman accused of, executed for and later exonerated of witchcraft during the Salem Witch Trials of 1693.
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Hunter Ingram, Variety, 27 May 2026
The play follows the story of what happened after Ron, Hermione and Harry grew up and sent their kids to the school of witchcraft and wizardry.
—Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 13 May 2026
The story then sees Evelina torn between her romantic feelings for Alaric, her duties to help the sick and her roots in witchcraft.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
Unlike standard comforters, this one is specifically intended to cool you down at night, which sounds like witchcraft to me in the best way.
—Quincy Bulin, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Apr. 2026
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Hunter Ingram, Variety, 27 May 2026
The play follows the story of what happened after Ron, Hermione and Harry grew up and sent their kids to the school of witchcraft and wizardry.
—Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 13 May 2026
The story then sees Evelina torn between her romantic feelings for Alaric, her duties to help the sick and her roots in witchcraft.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
Unlike standard comforters, this one is specifically intended to cool you down at night, which sounds like witchcraft to me in the best way.
—Quincy Bulin, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for witchcraft
Noun
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Come to Eternia, the mythical home of flying dragon-like creatures, and swords, and sorcery, and spaceships — really, all the stuff a 12-year-old science fiction fanatic loves.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
4 June 2026
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Directed by Travis Knight and based on the Mattel media franchise, the sword-and-sorcery epic stars Nicholas Galitzine alongside Camila Mendes, Jared Leto, and Idris Elba, launching in over 300 locations on Wednesday June 3.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
2 June 2026
Noun
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Hocus pocus Ronaldinho territory and that, typically, was where the magic happened.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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This is just one of the resort's many details paying tribute to Hawaiian culture – and with that Disney magic, of course.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
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“Witchcraft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/witchcraft. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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