as in witchcraft
the power to control natural forces through supernatural means
in olden times people suspected of sorcery were often put to death
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Recent Examples of sorcery
But the complexity remains transfixing, even after Errico quits the band and Stone pours his sorcery into the drum machine, a development that the film’s expert-musicians agree sets his music down a wide Yellow Brick Road.
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Wesley Morris, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
Wakanda Forever, the series brings Riri back home to Chicago, where the lines between science and sorcery start to blur.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 30 Mar. 2025
Generating sophisticated charts or extracting hidden insights was a form of sorcery few dared to question.
—Florian Douetteau, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
The act was short and provided few details about what constituted witchcraft, sorcery or necromancy.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Mar. 2025
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Wesley Morris, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
Wakanda Forever, the series brings Riri back home to Chicago, where the lines between science and sorcery start to blur.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 30 Mar. 2025
Generating sophisticated charts or extracting hidden insights was a form of sorcery few dared to question.
—Florian Douetteau, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
The act was short and provided few details about what constituted witchcraft, sorcery or necromancy.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sorcery
Noun
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Similar fears haunted Europeans and British Americans during the early modern period; one need only consult the witchcraft paintings of Francisco Goya, which show covens of half-naked women killing babies, eating people, and cavorting with the Devil.—
Manvir Singh,
New Yorker,
17 May 2025
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Did Reggie Miller partake in some sort of basketball witchcraft and bestow the team locker room with his come-from-behind powers?—
Mat Issa,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2025
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From there, viewers are treated to fleeting glimpses of Elphaba working her magic, Glinda adorning herself with a glittering crown and a peek at some menacing flying monkeys.—
Dan Heching,
CNN Money,
5 June 2025
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This, of course, will be a film projector, complete with platters that contained film—the material that, when light was passed through them, enabled the magic contained inside them to be projected onto the big screen.—
Benny Har-Even,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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“Sorcery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sorcery. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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