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Recent Examples of crone
There on the bare table sat Sister Wang, naked, like a crone from a tale.
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Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Though the character is traditionally played as a cackling crone, she'll be glammed up for Wednesday.
—EW.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Today, there are 12 practitioners at Tea & Tarot that do a variety of things including Akashic records, tea leaf readings, angel numbers and numerology, herbal facials, tarot, herbal tarot, crone magic, astrology, mediumship and animal communication.
—Sarah Kyrcz, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2025
Hahn: Agatha wears this locket around her neck with Hecate — the maiden, mother, crone.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 12 June 2025
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Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Though the character is traditionally played as a cackling crone, she'll be glammed up for Wednesday.
—EW.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Today, there are 12 practitioners at Tea & Tarot that do a variety of things including Akashic records, tea leaf readings, angel numbers and numerology, herbal facials, tarot, herbal tarot, crone magic, astrology, mediumship and animal communication.
—Sarah Kyrcz, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2025
Hahn: Agatha wears this locket around her neck with Hecate — the maiden, mother, crone.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crone
Noun
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The regulars fired at them with a booming 12-pounder that made the American boys lift their knees like old hags, trip and founder as tentacles of water dragged them under.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Jan. 2026
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Is there a more ostentatious fat hag in America than Meghan McCain?—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
9 Dec. 2025
Noun
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James Franco headlined the film in the title role opposite Mila Kunis, Michelle Williams and Rachel Weisz as the witches of Oz.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
19 Feb. 2026
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Set in New Orleans, Coven Academy follows three teenage witches and their dangerously charming warlock peers at an elite magic school where power is currency, secrets are lethal, and attraction is a liability.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Crone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crone. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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