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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Recent Examples of voodoo
Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 18 Oct. 2025
The story begins in 1915 with the death of Julia Brown, who was a voodoo priestess in her town of Finner, which no longer exists today.
—Emilee Coblentz, Outside, 16 Oct. 2025
Emily Bazelon, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
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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Robert Johnson sold his soul for the blues; Jimi Hendrix was himself a voodoo chile.
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More on culture An Eagles fan brought a Patrick Mahomes voodoo doll to the Super Bowl.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for voodoo
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In Season Five, it’s also revealed that Will can tap into Vecna via the hive mind, which was teased as early as Season One, when his D&D character, a sorcerer, has similar abilities.—
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In Jujutsu Kaisen, heroic jujutsu sorcerers wage war against demonic creatures called curses and the curse users, who wield jujutsu powers for evil.—
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Is the bye week curse a real thing, a coincidence or something in between?—
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Vecna reminds Hop that he is cursed.—
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After all, the film series follows a group of street magicians — played by Eisenberg, Harrelson, Isla Fisher, and Dave Franco — who famously use tricks to steal from the wealthy.—
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Miles the magician Since her arrival in Fort Worth, Miles has brought the same flair and showmanship on the court that helped make her one of the biggest names in college basketball.—
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Originally scheduled for three innings, López didn’t want to jinx the game with the Twins ahead and stayed through the final out.—
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Kylie told Woods, referring to the Knicks' 3-1 series lead over the Celtics and not wanting to jinx the next game's outcome.—
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Interspersed throughout the main storyline, sequences depict how Trent Ikithon (Mark Strong) recruited the promising fire mage to join his magic academy, submit to painful experimentations to enhance his power, and eventually groomed him to become a Volstrucker assassin to hunt down dissidents.—
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The brilliantly flexible job system still rips (want to create a gun-toting mage?—
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Fetty pleaded guilty in 2022 to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess cocaine across state lines.—
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Myers pleaded guilty in May 2025 to one count each of possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute near a school and illegally possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug crime.—
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Who were the ad wizards who came up with that one?—
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This wizard doesn’t even use a curtain.—
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In real life, Emily was thoroughly charmed.—
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Only a few days ago, this 49ers season looked inexplicably charmed.—
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“Voodoo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/voodoo. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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