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Recent Examples of wonder-worker
Online, a host of experimental, upstart wonder-workers were finding new audiences with eye-catching content about all things demonic.
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Sam Kestenbaum, Harper's Magazine, 21 June 2024
Sam Kestenbaum, Harper's Magazine, 21 June 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wonder-worker
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The mother of three, who is fourth in line to the Norwegian throne, became engaged in June 2022 to Verrett, an American who describes himself as a shaman and a healer.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
Fox News,
31 Aug. 2024
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For instance, sight would be more important for someone making a living as a hunter than as a shaman.—
Daniel Sznycer,
The Conversation,
10 Jan. 2025
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Brother Larry Schellman taught him about shamans, swamis, and thaumaturges, as well as the Catholic Church’s position on them—namely, that their powers are real but demonically granted.—
Kent Russell,
Harper's Magazine,
11 May 2022
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Of Jesus the dusty thaumaturge, the wandering soul-zapper and self-styled son of God, less so.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
10 Oct. 2020
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They are thought of not just as coaches but as gurus, prophets, avatars for particular ideas.—
Rory Smith,
The Athletic,
3 Jan. 2025
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But like so many great prophets before her, Ellen is not so well received in her time.—
Laura Bradley,
Vulture,
25 Dec. 2024
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To find his way home, the lost seafarer Odysseus must travel to the underworld to receive a prophecy from the blind seer, Tiresias.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
21 Aug. 2024
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All the great seers and philosophers say our daily life is an illusion.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
21 Nov. 2024
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The diviner and client must resolve the ambiguity or decide that in this case, the spider wasn’t saying anything at all.—
Michelle Aroney and David Zeitlyn,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
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The diviner then asks a question in a yes-or-no format while tapping the enclosure to encourage the spider or crab to emerge.—
Michelle Aroney and David Zeitlyn,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
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Rather than the typical market outlook, fraught with all the dangers of being a soothsayer, this outlook will endeavor to take a journey like Lewis Carroll’s Alice to find some reality in markets that can sometimes seem unreal or irrational.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes,
28 Dec. 2024
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Wall Street’s soothsayers expect another year of double-digit gains after the S&P 500 posted back-to-back advances of over 20% in 2023 and 2024.—
Royce Branning,
Fortune,
30 Nov. 2024
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While Keaton did not elaborate on the shrunken head room, the first film featured a scene in which Beetlejuice’s own head gets shrunk by a witch doctor who also shrunk the head of a hunter.—
Eric Andersson,
Peoplemag,
19 Feb. 2024
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On the other chair was Sincere Seven, the 43-year-old master of this ceremony, who calls himself a multidimensional travel agent, spiritual tour guide, medicine man and witch doctor.—
John Carlisle,
Freep.com,
18 Aug. 2022
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The Resident Evil headliner plays Gray Alys, a powerful and feared sorceress.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
8 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, along his journey, Odysseus encounters iconic figures from Greek mythology, including the nymph Calypso, the sorceress Circe and the goddess Athena, all while striving to reunite with his family.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
26 Dec. 2024
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“Wonder-worker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wonder-worker. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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