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Recent Examples of crone
Jimmy Crystal and his crones’ costumes, which include peroxide-blond wigs, are modeled after the British TV personality Jimmy Savile—one of the eeriest, most visually troubling ideas Garland has cooked up.
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David Sims, The Atlantic, 15 Jan. 2026
The family had only one inside servant, Mai Viro, an ancient crone with a bead of sweat perpetually on her upper lip, who washed and carried and ruled the household from the kitchen and might in her sleep have pedalled a generator to provide electricity, if that had been required.
—Daniyal Mueenuddin, New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2025
There on the bare table sat Sister Wang, naked, like a crone from a tale.
—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
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David Sims, The Atlantic, 15 Jan. 2026
The family had only one inside servant, Mai Viro, an ancient crone with a bead of sweat perpetually on her upper lip, who washed and carried and ruled the household from the kitchen and might in her sleep have pedalled a generator to provide electricity, if that had been required.
—Daniyal Mueenuddin, New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2025
There on the bare table sat Sister Wang, naked, like a crone from a tale.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crone
Noun
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Grotesque sea hags, killer clowns, demonic self-help books and more plague the town and its mayor, Tom Loftis (Matthew Rhys).—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2026
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And nor are any of the spooky figures, which range from 1950s housewives to toothless hags.—
The Week,
TheWeek,
7 May 2026
Noun
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Others determined how to identify and punish witches.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
26 May 2026
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Shrub choices might include caryopteris and the native fall-blooming witch-hazel.—
Beth Botts,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
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“Crone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crone. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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