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Adjective
Magic should be creative, and I’ve been annoyed that so many wizard duels end up being competing beams of light. Erik Kain, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024 Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie (2009) Fans of the show knew bits of Wizards of Waverly Place's lore as exposition for the Russo family's setup of three wizard kids learning magic from their ex-wizard dad Jerry and mortal mom Theresa. Ew Staff, EW.com, 1 July 2024
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Of all the performances in Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings films, Ian McKellen’s portrayal of the wizard Gandalf has long resonated the most with both fans and newcomers to J.R.R. Tolkien’s work. Christian Holub, EW.com, 9 Oct. 2024 In late September, Disney+ dropped a trailer that gave fans a peak at the reboot’s storyline, which will show Justin’s family life being turned upside down when Alex tasks him with training a young wizard named Billie. Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for wizard 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wizard
Adjective
  • North Carolina State University researchers found that deer movement can be excellent the last hour of daylight during the last-quarter phase of the moon.
    Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Anyone who has ever worked in a busy kitchen knows the stress that comes with it, and The Bear does an excellent job of making that tension palpable—as evidenced by its slew of aforementioned Emmy Awards.
    Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Merlin: Merlin was a key sorcerer in Arthurian Romance.
    Taylor Grothe, Parents, 9 Oct. 2024
  • Since 2013, the coastal California city of Morro Bay has been the site of witch sightings around Halloween time, as hundreds of people dressed in their finest sorcerer's outfits hop onto stand-up paddle boards for the Witches and Warlocks Paddle.
    Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 22 Oct. 2024
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  • Allison went to college and eventually got her masters at the New School.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
  • She’s gone back to school and is considering studying for a master’s in immunology.
    Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2024
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  • Matty also tries to soften Sarah by setting her up with one of Jacobson-Moore’s IT geniuses, Kira (Piper Curda).
    Noel Murray, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Some might call it a bastardization, others might call it genius: a perfect union of immigrant food and American ingenuity.
    Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 5 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • Then there’s Cleo’s nervy 30-something daughter, Grace — the wonderful Zoë Geltman — who’s always been the good girl but whose loins are newly afire for her brother-in-law, Roy (Gabriel Brown).
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
  • The box includes only a USB-A-to-USB-C cable for charging. Sound: Powerful Bass and Clean Highs Simply put, the Bose SoundLink Home sounds wonderful.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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  • The protagonist is an Elda, a race the state church declares is anathema on account of their magical abilities, on a mission to awaken the crown prince by murdering the mage who cast a curse on him years ago.
    Josh Broadwell, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2024
  • Before the backdrop of a magmatic cavern stand three adventurers: a warrior, a mage, and a trickster who, with a roll of the dice, are preparing to defeat a tentacled chthonic beast.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2024
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  • But even if that’s the case, food safety experts like Consumer Federation of America Director of Food Policy Thomas Gremillion say that still leaves many unanswered questions.
    Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Some experts said that there are plausible arguments to protect the giveaway from legal jeopardy, though.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2024
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  • French magazine Gala — a wiz at celebrity videos on TikTok — emerged as the top media voice with $32.2 million in MIV, 92 percent of it stemming from the video-sharing platform.
    Miles Socha, WWD, 17 Oct. 2024
  • When another young black musical wiz, Teddy Riley of the hip-hop group Guy and co-producer of Michael Jackson’s 1991 Dangerous album, comes to a recording studio in Virginia Beach, Williams gets his opportunity.
    Armond White, National Review, 11 Oct. 2024

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