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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
Marta Balaga, Variety, 4 Aug. 2025
July was packed with impressive new releases about AI consequences, the Idaho murders, seaside inheritance games and Nazi-fighting witch covens.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 30 July 2025
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
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Noun
Some are intrigued by her – others are quick to call her a witch.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 4 Aug. 2025
July was packed with impressive new releases about AI consequences, the Idaho murders, seaside inheritance games and Nazi-fighting witch covens.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 30 July 2025
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for witch
Noun
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Transformed into a swan by the evil sorcerer Rothbart, Odette and Siegfried's love faces an impossible battle against dark forces.—
Maggie Menderski,
The Courier-Journal,
22 July 2025
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What If Every Company Had a Chief Imagination Officer? Imagine a world where executives aren’t just spreadsheet sorcerers but story carriers.—
Stephanie Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
18 June 2025
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But any kinship with the master storyteller dissolves when the movie makes an abrupt swerve midway into witchy hag horror but fails to bolster that turn with compelling mythology.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Aug. 2025
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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
Noun
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What Happened in The Witcher Season 3 Ending? The Witcher Season 3 ends with Geralt, Ciri, and Yennefer all separated after being defeated by the mage Vilgefortz.—
Griff Griffin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 June 2025
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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
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Once Venus enters Leo on Aug. 25, the love planet will charm your eighth house of intimate affairs and emotional bonds, heightening your desires and longings.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The cat's clumsy adventure quickly charmed viewers who recognized the mischievous nature of felines.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, along his journey, Odysseus encounters iconic figures from Greek mythology, including the nymph Calypso, the sorceress Circe and the goddess Athena, all while striving to reunite with his family.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
2 July 2025
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Over the course of the series, Jen evolves from a powerless witch hocking legally dubious candles, to a sorceress liberated from the binds that kept her grounded.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
6 June 2025
Noun
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They host magician David Reed-Brown and children will love the magic tricks during dinner.—
Kaitlyn Keegan,
Hartford Courant,
2 Aug. 2025
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For entertainment, the Stolp Island Block Party will have a live band, Saint Astro, in addition to the If These Walls Could Talk Artist Showcase, a magician, Boonz Balloons, face painting and a craft station for children, organizers said.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
28 July 2025
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Growing up in the tiny town of Kingston, Minnesota, population less than 200, Tanner had always been fascinated by extreme weather.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The president is known to be fascinated with the sport, having attended three UFC events since his election in November.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Entertainment Weekly has learned that a new group of actors are taking over the iconic roles for Pottermore Publishing and Audible's productions of J.K. Rowling's original seven books about the young boy wizard.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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More than 600 million books about the boy wizard have been sold whilst the 11 movies about them have grossed $9.7 billion and the latest Potter videogame generated $850 million in just its first two weeks.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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“Witch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/witch. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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