crones

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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witches
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  • Prices start at just $8 in the Halloween Shop, and witches and ghosts aren’t the only things lurking in there.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Sep. 2025
  • In the two minute trailer (below), the death of someone close to a secret society charged with monitoring the world’s immortals, including witches and vampires, prompts the group to seek out a new recruit in the form of a young unsuspecting man, Guy Anatole (Nicholas Denton).
    Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Crones.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crones. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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