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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
Chris Willman, Variety, 25 June 2025
Byrne, who starred as the witch, has taken leading turns at the Met, Lyric Opera of Chicago and European venues.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 2 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
Obviously the Witch does; the witches always sounded terrible.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 25 June 2025
Byrne, who starred as the witch, has taken leading turns at the Met, Lyric Opera of Chicago and European venues.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 2 July 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for witch
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The previous movie, released in 2021, showed how the Outworld sorcerer Shang Tsung (Chin Han) and his forces attempted to wipe out Earth's champions before the big Mortal Kombat tournament between fighters from different realms.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
17 July 2025
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Ainsworth will play Link, the young hero who battles the forces of evil from the dark sorcerer Ganon to rescue Princess Zelda and protect the magical kingdom of Hyrule.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
16 July 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
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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
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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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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
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In a performance pulsating with a rejuvenated energy, Detroit R&B star Kem charmed a capacity crowd Friday night at the Aretha Franklin Amphitheatre to open a two-night homecoming stand.—
Brian McCollum,
Freep.com,
27 July 2025
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Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos charm at the New York premiere of Running with the Wolves, which documents their ownership of an Italian soccer club on July 23.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
26 July 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
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The way the number two seed twiddles with his racket with a magician’s sleight of hand is mesmerizing.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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Thank you for your exceedingly gracious evocation of my magician’s silks while brandishing your own.—
John Updike,
New Yorker,
11 July 2025
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The author's own life story has also fascinated film makers: this year, a new BBC drama called Miss Austen imagined Jane Austen's life, alongside her sister Cassandra.—
Robbie Griffiths,
NPR,
20 July 2025
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Disney was fascinated with the technology behind robotic puppets that move and talk in a fluid way.—
Natasha Chen,
CNN Money,
17 July 2025
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Much of Superman's second act is spent inside a 'pocket dimension' used by Lex Luthor and his LuthorCorp scientists and tech wizards.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
17 July 2025
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The company announced a TV series based on all seven books about the boy wizard written by J.K. Rowling.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
14 July 2025
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“Witch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/witch. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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