as in witchcraft
the power to control natural forces through supernatural means
would have thought that only an act of bewitchery could make snow fall in Florida, but the state has a history of modest snow accumulations
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Noun
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Franklin’s immediate ancestors grew up in a world where the fear of witchcraft led to tragic consequences.—
Michael Sheldrick,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025 -
The leadership of folks like Book and the Trans Folk Witch is especially significant considering the long history of exclusion within witchcraft.—
Emma Cieslik,
Them,
1 Nov. 2024
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Unknown Armies This idiosyncratic modern magic game from Atlas Games plays like a gritty reboot of other games about sorcery.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025
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The fact that Desmond injures himself badly in pulling off this sorcery endears him to Corrino all the more, which of course puts Valya in a deeper fix.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
8 Dec. 2024
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Vanishing: Remove Barriers To Focus On What Matters In magic, making something vanish entirely creates awe.—
Jimi Gibson,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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Quantum magic The process begins by using regular computers to simplify a problem to be solved using quantum hardware.—
John Timmer,
Ars Technica,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Bewitchery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bewitchery. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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