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shaman

[shah-muhn, shey-, sham-uhn] / ˈʃɑ mən, ˈʃeɪ-, ˈʃæm ən /
NOUN
religious specialist
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Channeling the music like a crazed shaman, Jagger shimmied and sashayed, owning the stage like few lead singers have before or since.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

"May all that is bad dissolve into the river and never return," the shaman chanted.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

Photographer Stuart Dods is one of those willing to take the treatment from a shaman.

From BBC • Oct. 12, 2025

It gives Crystal one of his rare openings for a laugh line, “Say hi to your shaman, wish him a happy 1969 for me.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2024

The messenger cupped his hands, and the shaman placed the green pile inside the eagerly outstretched palms.

From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis




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