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as in witch
a woman believed to have often harmful supernatural powers
when misfortune occurred, it was not uncommon for some unpopular woman of the village to be branded an enchantress
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as in siren
a woman whom men find irresistibly attractive
Scarlett O'Hara is one of literature's most celebrated enchantresses
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as in goddess
a lovely woman
an enchantress of the silver screen whose legend has only grown over the years
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Recent Examples of enchantress
She is typically depicted as a powerful enchantress and a key antagonist in the stories surrounding King Arthur and his knights.
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Sophie Hanson, StyleCaster, 15 July 2024
And while their visual imagery is usually masculine — loincloth and all — there are plenty of female oni, some of whom are enchantresses born out of feelings of jealousy, vengeance and shame.
—Alex Orlando, Discover Magazine, 24 July 2023
Meanwhile, Pearcy’s beautiful projections conjure everything from a medieval castle to creeping vines in a spooky forest inhabited by the fairy enchantress Morgan le Fay.
—Ingrid Abramovitch, ELLE Decor, 7 June 2023
The dishware pyramid is topped by a twirly candle-holder meant to put you in mind of Kevin Lima’s snappy design for Lumière, the movie’s chief of the household staff who has been transformed into a lively candelabrum by a cruel enchantress.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2022
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Sophie Hanson, StyleCaster, 15 July 2024
And while their visual imagery is usually masculine — loincloth and all — there are plenty of female oni, some of whom are enchantresses born out of feelings of jealousy, vengeance and shame.
—Alex Orlando, Discover Magazine, 24 July 2023
Meanwhile, Pearcy’s beautiful projections conjure everything from a medieval castle to creeping vines in a spooky forest inhabited by the fairy enchantress Morgan le Fay.
—Ingrid Abramovitch, ELLE Decor, 7 June 2023
The dishware pyramid is topped by a twirly candle-holder meant to put you in mind of Kevin Lima’s snappy design for Lumière, the movie’s chief of the household staff who has been transformed into a lively candelabrum by a cruel enchantress.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2022
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The first part of that is spoken by one of the three witches in Shakespeare’s Macbeth and was later repurposed by Bradbury as the title of his 1962 fantasy novel, Something Wicked This Way Comes.Chris Stanton, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024
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Resembling a witch's face, this nebula is a stellar nursery some 1,300 light-years from Earth.Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
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From their house, Michael and Beth heard the ambulance drive away without the sirens on and rushed over to be at Neda’s side.Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 12 Nov. 2024
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Switching the siren off Thankfully, the business world has woken up to the idea that mental health is not merely a personal issue.AllBusiness, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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The show followed the adventures of teacher Andrea Thomas, who discovered an ancient Egyptian amulet that bestowed upon her the power of the goddess Isis.Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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The fifth and last day celebrates the bond between brothers and sisters, who give each other gifts and express love, respect and devotion in remembrance of the story of the goddess Yamuna.Peter Guo, NBC News, 2 Nov. 2024
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Working as an investigator for the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense (B.P.R.D.), Hellboy is sent to England to battle an ancient sorceress, Nimue the Blood Queen (Milla Jovovich), who is determined to unleash a deadly plague on humanity and bring about the apocalypse.Travis Bean, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
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Those wishes came true in September 2022, when the sorceress siblings reunited to enchant a new generation of Halloweeners in Disney+’s Hocus Pocus 2.Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 8 Oct. 2024
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THE TRENDSETTER Salt & Straw is the homecoming queen of ice cream in LA.Cole Kazdin, Los Angeles Magazine, 14 July 2017
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While Jon is bound to leadership by a sense of duty, Daenerys sees herself as a liberator, a queen steeped in moral righteousness who freed slaves across the sea for the greater good.David Sims, The Atlantic, 14 July 2017
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When the cohort last signed off, a concerned sorcerer had teleported an outmatched cleric right into a giant crocodile’s mouth.Meghan Herbst, WIRED, 26 Nov. 2024
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Merlin: Merlin was a key sorcerer in Arthurian Romance.Taylor Grothe, Parents, 9 Oct. 2024
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Walmart's early 2024 Black Friday deals began online Nov. 11 including beauty products, clothing, cookware, toys and more.John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 21 Nov. 2024
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Walmart's early 2024 Black Friday deals began online Nov. 11, including beauty products, clothing, cookware, toys and more.Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024
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Reaching New Customers After The Cookie Era Via Retail Media Networks With the decline of third-party cookies and the rise of privacy regulations like GDPR and CCPA, digital advertising has become more challenging.Jon Jacobson, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Additionally, sweet snacks will include Blizzard Bark with white and milk chocolate accompanied by coconut, pistachio, ginger and cranberries, and Santa’s Secret Cookie Stash, an assortment of holiday cookies.Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Enchantress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enchantress. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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