as in sorcerer
a person skilled in using supernatural forces
an ancient tale of a mage who made lush gardens grow in the desert
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Recent Examples of mage
Yennefer is now spearheading a new alliance of mages and elves operating out of The Lodge.
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Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Separated from his lover, Yennefer (Anya Chalotra) and his adoptive daughter, Ciri (Freya Allan), Geralt has been severely injured by the evil mage Vilgefortz (Mahesh Jadu).
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 30 Oct. 2025
Welcome to lady knight fall with this romantasy about the bloody, magical bonds between a mage and his knight.
—Natalie Zutter
september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
Since the very first edition of Shadowrun, using magic causes fatigue to a mage, called Drain, an important part of balancing magic in my mind.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
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Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Separated from his lover, Yennefer (Anya Chalotra) and his adoptive daughter, Ciri (Freya Allan), Geralt has been severely injured by the evil mage Vilgefortz (Mahesh Jadu).
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 30 Oct. 2025
Welcome to lady knight fall with this romantasy about the bloody, magical bonds between a mage and his knight.
—Natalie Zutter
september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
Since the very first edition of Shadowrun, using magic causes fatigue to a mage, called Drain, an important part of balancing magic in my mind.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mage
Noun
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An odder explanation involves sorcerers (koldunï-arbui) and sacrifices.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
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Musing about unintended consequences, Oosterhoff mentioned the myth of Pandora’s box and Goethe’s tale of the sorcerer’s apprentice.—
Charles Lane,
The Atlantic,
15 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Pearlman, the first magician to headline, hopes the gig serves as an escape from politics.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
22 Apr. 2026
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Another had been sliced in two by a monorail, like a magician’s assistant.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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That won't mean much to most gamers or even most PC enthusiasts, but for memory-tuning wizards like 1usmus, more levers to pull in overclocking and timing adjustments may make more capable memory overclocks possible in the future.—
Jon Martindale,
PC Magazine,
24 Apr. 2026
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Get ready for witches, munchkins and even the wizard.—
Stacey Zable,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2026
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To date, Quiet Light has made forays into diaristic folk-pop (Going Nowhere), wispy witch house (Pure Hearts), Alex G experimentalism (Fourth of July), and loop-heavy voice note collages (Blue Angel Sparkling Silver).—
Harry Tafoya,
Pitchfork,
24 Apr. 2026
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Get ready for witches, munchkins and even the wizard.—
Stacey Zable,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Mage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mage. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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