as in magician
one who practices tricks and illusions for entertainment
tried to figure out how the illusionist made his assistant disappear from the stage
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Recent Examples of illusionist
The extended Marty Supreme ensemble is full of such quirky picks and unexpected brief cameos from the likes of fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi, illusionist Penn Jillette, and New Yorker writer Naomi Fry.
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Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Jan. 2026
This installment continues the franchise’s escalation of scale and intrigue, and a new team of young illusionists pulling digital-age tricks that reflect how magic has evolved alongside technology.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 18 Nov. 2025
Lionsgate shelled out north of $90 million to revive the franchise, which is directed by Ruben Fleischer and sees Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Isla Fisher and Dave Franco return as a quartet of Robin Hood-like illusionists.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 15 Nov. 2025
The multimillionaire financier, who died in federal custody in 2019, was also a fabulist and serial illusionist.
—Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 15 Nov. 2025
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Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Jan. 2026
This installment continues the franchise’s escalation of scale and intrigue, and a new team of young illusionists pulling digital-age tricks that reflect how magic has evolved alongside technology.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 18 Nov. 2025
Lionsgate shelled out north of $90 million to revive the franchise, which is directed by Ruben Fleischer and sees Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Isla Fisher and Dave Franco return as a quartet of Robin Hood-like illusionists.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 15 Nov. 2025
The multimillionaire financier, who died in federal custody in 2019, was also a fabulist and serial illusionist.
—Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 15 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for illusionist
magician
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Some magicians talk to the audience as a form of misdirection, which sounds like a logical strategy, at first glance.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
1 Apr. 2026
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Pharaoh, though, remains unimpressed, as his magicians prove able to do the same.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Illusionist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/illusionist. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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