as in sorcery
the power to control natural forces through supernatural means
taught all of her daughters witchcraft
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Recent Examples of witchcraft
This may be due to long-standing superstitions linking them with bad luck or witchcraft.
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Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
In a world of student loans and ever-increasing housing costs, the notion of devoting all of your time to obsessing over the meaning of nineteenth-century poetry does indeed feel like more of a fantasy than witchcraft or demons.
—Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2025
Tales of witchcraft are often rooted in the fears of young women, who have reported being afraid of accidentally hurting their babies for centuries.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 15 Aug. 2025
The family were banished from their previous village, accused of witchcraft.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2025
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Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
In a world of student loans and ever-increasing housing costs, the notion of devoting all of your time to obsessing over the meaning of nineteenth-century poetry does indeed feel like more of a fantasy than witchcraft or demons.
—Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2025
Tales of witchcraft are often rooted in the fears of young women, who have reported being afraid of accidentally hurting their babies for centuries.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 15 Aug. 2025
The family were banished from their previous village, accused of witchcraft.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for witchcraft
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Sheibani and McCraney know that the way to bring out the sorcery of a play layered in myth and ritual is not to weigh it down.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
11 Sep. 2025
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Can Printemps New York recapture the commercial sorcery of glamorous department stores like Wanamaker’s, Barney’s, and Bloomingdale’s?—
Martin Filler,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Sep. 2025
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The TheraFace Depuffing Wand works its temperature-changing magic to banish puffiness and add brightness.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Harry Potter Quidditch Practice Apart from watching the films and rereading the books, another way to relive the magic of Harry Potter is by recreating iconic scenes via Lego builds.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
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