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as in witch
a woman believed to have often harmful supernatural powers
people who used to believe that misfortune was caused by evil hexes and mischievous sprites
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as in curse
something that brings bad luck
there seemed to be a hex on him, for all of his business ventures came to naught despite his hard work
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as in spell
a spoken word or set of words believed to have magic power
the wizard had put a hex on the evil gnome that turned him to stone
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as in to spell
to cast a spell on
I think our plans have been hexed from the start—everything is going wrong
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Recent Examples of hex
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
24 Feb. 2026
Every franchise has a particular history and set of hexes and a particular relationship with its crowd.
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Samanth Subramanian,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Feb. 2026
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
2 Dec. 2025
Once Agatha snaps back to reality and realizes she's been hexed for the past three years, the real Rio attacks.
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Nick Romano,
EW.com,
19 Sep. 2024
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Noun
With the new outsole compound also comes a multi-directional hex pattern that enables a runner to dig in on soft ground without being overburdensome on pavement.
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Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
24 Feb. 2026
Every franchise has a particular history and set of hexes and a particular relationship with its crowd.
—
Samanth Subramanian,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
Less Eras tour, more cannonball run, Warhol condenses decades of change into a zany 45 minutes.
aya, hexed!
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Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
2 Dec. 2025
Once Agatha snaps back to reality and realizes she's been hexed for the past three years, the real Rio attacks.
—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
19 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hex
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As Bloomberg recently reported, brides are buying $14 spells from witches on Etsy to ensure that their $100,000 weddings are not marred by blizzards or downpours.
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These are places from Filipino folklore, where shapeshifters, demons, witches, and monsters exist.
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The pressure that comes with ending a beloved TV show is both a blessing and a curse.
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Their greatest gifts are their biggest curses.
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Which, in retrospect, means the spell was working.
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That hot spell ended because of a low-pressure system from the Gulf of Alaska that brought back a marine layer so thick that the weather service said morning drizzle in far inland places Thursday and Friday.
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Count the Nuggets, who possess picks 26 and 49, in the expensive teams group.
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Ghana will be a very different test, with the likes of Antoine Semenyo – who was actually born in London – possessing the ability to ask real questions of the England defenders who looked a little shaky at times in the first game.
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Turns out Danhausen isn’t the only celebrity throwing down jinxes.
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After reading your recent diatribe likening Bo Nix’s ankle, Cale Makar’s shoulder and Nathan MacKinnon’s knee to a Billy Goat-esque jinx, my fingers almost fell off from playing the world’s smallest violin for hours on end.
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After Scotland’s beer-guzzling fans charmed locals in Boston, the Tartan Army’s party has decamped to the heat of Miami for a clash with five-time champion Brazil.
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The five-time champion may have charmed the world over the decades, but now finds itself in a bit of a dry spell, thirsty for a sixth victory.
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In addition to all of that, Decker is developing a curriculum for a Plains Indian sign language course, using financing from an Indigenous Research Center Faculty Researchers Award.
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This site strikes a rare balance between serenity and world-class action.
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The devastating earthquakes that struck Venezuela yesterday were most likely caused by a rupture in one of the country’s most active seismic zones — comprising the Boconó and San Sebastián faults, which extend along Venezuela’s northern coast — according to the USGS.
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“Hex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hex. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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