as in sorcery
the power to control natural forces through supernatural means
a macabre tale about a woman who uses thaumaturgy to bring her dead lover back to life
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Noun
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Endgame sorceries, mob-melting moves, and ground-shaking incantations can be yours in next to no time.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
13 Feb. 2025 -
This was some unsettling prediction sorcery — but, luckily, there was a solution.—
Amelia Edelman,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Jan. 2025
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In the late 1600s, Tituba, an enslaved Indigenous woman of probable Central American background purchased by Puritan minister Samuel Parris in Barbados, became the first woman accused of witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA TODAY,
6 Feb. 2025
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Bram Stoker’s original 1897 novel begins around Walpurgisnacht, a European springtime festival often associated with spirits and witchcraft.—
Mike Calia,
NBC News,
24 Dec. 2024
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There was no magic to be found in any combinations, including when Cooper opted for the nuclear option and sent all three of those players out together.—
Chris Johnston,
The Athletic,
16 Feb. 2025
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That’s when Survivor will hit the magic (and once unthinkable) season 50.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Thaumaturgy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thaumaturgy. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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