as in mage
a person skilled in using supernatural forces
a sorcerer who used his power for evil ends
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Recent Examples of sorcerer
In a recent interview, Cumberbatch let slip the news accidentally, revealing the most powerful sorcerer in the MCU won't play a part in what promises to be one of the biggest Marvel releases yet.
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John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
Charles met Dylan in the back of a Santa Monica boxing gym owned by Dylan, whom Charles depicts as a sorcerer chugging ice coffee.
—Brady Gerber, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2024
To take that sort of Silver Age feel, that sort of science-fiction approach to it with gadgets, Lex [Luthor] is really a sort of sorcerer in a way.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
Many attacks go unreported, as the belief in witchcraft and the desire to punish sorcerers are widespread.
—Emma Bubola, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
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John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
Charles met Dylan in the back of a Santa Monica boxing gym owned by Dylan, whom Charles depicts as a sorcerer chugging ice coffee.
—Brady Gerber, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2024
To take that sort of Silver Age feel, that sort of science-fiction approach to it with gadgets, Lex [Luthor] is really a sort of sorcerer in a way.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
Many attacks go unreported, as the belief in witchcraft and the desire to punish sorcerers are widespread.
—Emma Bubola, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sorcerer
Noun
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Who's the mage whose major itinerary is making all Oz merrier?—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
25 Nov. 2024
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This May 24, 2021 mage provided by the South Carolina Department of Corrections shows Susan Smith.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 Nov. 2024
Noun
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This is home base for two nights, with stunning grounds, huge luxury villa-style suites, an amazing pool and spa complex, and wonderful bars and restaurants, complete with strolling tableside magicians that set the mystical mood.—
Larry Olmsted,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
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The magician and mentalist is known for such feats of endurance as burying himself alive for seven days and holding his breath for more than 17 minutes.—
Jenelle Riley,
Variety,
22 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Can your brain be trained to become a chart-predicting wizard?—
Dividend Channel,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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See It, Feel It, Buy It Six years after The Who released Tommy, the British rockers followed it with a 1975 film starring Roger Daltrey as the titular pinball wizard.—
Joe Lynch,
Billboard,
26 Mar. 2025
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Her prairie witch carries the moral burdens of a bankrupt society that shames women and strips the land of its resources as well as its native inhabitants, leaving little for those left behind.—
Lauren LeBlanc,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2025
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Memoir Four Bloody Fingers Erica X Eisen The figure of the witch looms conspicuously large in Catalan—in the gardens, on the roof, in the heart of the mountain.—
Max Ufberg,
hazlitt.net,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Sorcerer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sorcerer. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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