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crones

noun

plural of crone

as in hags

a mean or ugly old woman a run-down house that was inhabited by a cantankerous crone who kept to herself

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Recent Examples of crones At a central spot, the crones halted, pulled out their cauldron and began the dark ritual. — Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026 Somewhere in Budapest right now, two crones hovered over a cauldron of goulash are looking ahead to Sunday. — Greg Cote february 3, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2026

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The island village is beset by sea hags, serial killers, creepy clowns and other evils that interfere with Tom’s dream of turning Widow’s Bay into a Martha’s Vineyard-like tourist destination.

— Alison Herman, Variety, 17 June 2026
Martha’s Vineyard also has knife-wielding men in masks and creepy sea hags!

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026

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On the new Freeform series Coven Academy, Thiessen plays the head of a New Orleans school for teenage witches.

— Marah Eakin, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2026
Isabelle Frances McGuire, whose beguiling sculptures of witches struck a chord at the recent Whitney Biennial, had her first solo show ever with Prairie, in 2017.

— Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 19 Oct. 2026

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