crone

as in hag
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 crone Hahn: Agatha wears this locket around her neck with Hecate — the maiden, mother, crone. Angelique Jackson, Variety, 12 June 2025 None of these books exactly celebrate the status of the crone; all offer midlife beauty-maintenance tips. Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025 Two crones in Budapest are lording over a cauldron of goulash right now discussing the game. Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2025 As the moon passes through its phases, Ixchel passes through the phases of a woman’s life, from maiden to mother to crone. Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 14 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for crone
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Noun
  • But when the island’s prince is kidnapped, an unlikely alliance of an ogre, hag, wizard and fey will have only days to sneak around London to save him.
    Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2025
  • On the flipside is the hag: unattractive, withered and unpleasant.
    Chi Varnado, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Shay Riggin, a witch and influencer, advises people to rest and ground themselves during the eclipse and avoid being underneath the moon, according to a video posted on her Instagram.
    Julia Gomez, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Before there was Wednesday, there was The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, with the incomparable Kiernan Shipka taking on the role of everyone’s favorite teenage witch from the Archie Comics.
    Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025

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“Crone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crone. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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