as in witch
a woman believed to have often harmful supernatural powers asked the sorceress to cast an evil spell over the village

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Recent Examples of sorceress Agatha is thrust into the real world with no magical powers, and is instantly attacked by the powerful Rio Vidal (Aubrey Plaza), who seems to be a sorceress, or more likely, Marvel’s embodiment of death. Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024 Set a few years after the events of WandaVision and Multiverse of Madness, Agatha All Along picks up the story of its titular sorceress (Kathryn Hahn) at a time when everything about her world appears to be coming undone yet again — albeit under slightly different circumstances. Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 19 Sep. 2024 In a mission to get her sorceress powers back, Agatha creates a makeshift coven of her own but not every member has the same intention. Zack Sharf, Variety, 17 Sep. 2024 But during the movie, a sorceress sacrifices herself to destroy the Darkhold and stop Wanda from dream walking. Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 18 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sorceress 

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“Sorceress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sorceress. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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