as in sorcerer
a person skilled in using supernatural forces
found a voodoo who was willing to put a hex on the man who had jilted her
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Meagan Navarro, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
In real life, Laveau was a herbalist, midwife, and Voodoo practitioner in New Orleans, and Tituba was an enslaved Native American woman (not a Black voodoo practitioner as she is often wrongfully depicted).
—Ivana Rihter, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2024
Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 20 June 2023
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Only, this serial killer was forced to possess a Good Guy Doll by way of voodoo after an intense shootout opening scene.
—Meagan Navarro, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
In real life, Laveau was a herbalist, midwife, and Voodoo practitioner in New Orleans, and Tituba was an enslaved Native American woman (not a Black voodoo practitioner as she is often wrongfully depicted).
—Ivana Rihter, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2024
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Despite his clearly enjoying killing people for personal reasons, the movie’s Kraven seems to think of himself as a kind of antihero, which voodoo practitioner Calypso (Ariana DeBose) rightfully clocks as a red flag.
—Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 20 June 2023
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Belief in sorcery is widespread, though not everyone who believes sorcerers exist approves of the lynchings.Emma Bubola, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
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Still, somewhere between Captain America: Civil War and Spider-Man: Homecoming, Downey’s public personality took on the triple-espresso cadence of Iron Man improv, and there’s a Comic Book Guy part of me that feels Downey’s manic energy is all wrong for playing a moody despotic sorcerer.Darren Franich, Vulture, 31 July 2024
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Metamorpho: Anthony Carrigan plays the shape-shifting Rex Mason, aka a man turned into a mass of chemicals after being cursed by an ancient artifact.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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We’re cursed with loudmouth, throwback hippie socialists in high places, but Arlington’s a pretty, quiet town bracketed by mountains and made famous by Norman Rockwell, who lived and did his best work here from the 1930s into the ’50s.Brian T. Allen, National Review, 19 Dec. 2024
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The rivalry of two magicians, one a man of the Enlightenment, the other the quintessence of the new spirit of Romanticism, set in a world where folklore and superstition speak eloquently of seismic cultural change.The Week UK, theweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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Teams of human pairs aligned by their jobs or hobbies — like nurses, teachers, magicians and trivia aficionados — are pitted against hamsters in various obstacle courses and other contests scaled to each species for the chance to win a cash prize and prove their superiority.Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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Users at the time prophetically joked that Cruz had obviously jinxed the Rockets.Samantha Riedel, Them, 1 Nov. 2024
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Not to jinx myself, but the things that people expect a quick reply to are rarely urgent.Kelly Washington, refinery29.com, 18 Apr. 2023
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Who's the mage whose major itinerary is making all Oz merrier?Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 25 Nov. 2024
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This May 24, 2021 mage provided by the South Carolina Department of Corrections shows Susan Smith.CBS News, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2024
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These decisions, while challenging, create opportunities to rebuild the team with individuals who possess specific skills and mindsets critical to the company's recovery.Marek Niedzwiedz, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Who'll win week 1 Schools officials describe Davis as an accomplished photographer, videographer, filmmaker and editor who possesses incredible skill in the technical performing arts, Green Hill High School Counseling Secretary Amy Brewer said.Katie Nixon, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Bastions can be anything from castles to wizard towers or even friendly local pubs.Rob Wieland, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Essiedu’s attachment to the series echoes HBO’s previously laid out vision for the reimagining of the popular wizard adventure.Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 5 Dec. 2024
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Writer-director Margolin based the character on his real grandmother, Thelma Post, and the low-budget indie charmed the festival circuit before grossing over $12 million at the box office.Jenelle Riley, Variety, 16 Dec. 2024
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Disney’s surfer girl sequel continues to charm with a current international weekend of $57.2M from 52 offshore markets (-44%).Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 15 Dec. 2024
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“Voodoo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/voodoo. Accessed 28 Dec. 2024.
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