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Recent Examples of hag
That lady is really the aforementioned murderous hag (Meredith Binder), her false veneer of youthful beauty reinforced by a magic mirror’s flattering (if also caustic) topless female spirits, and sustained via grisly methods seemingly inspired by Elizabeth Bathory.
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Dennis Harvey, Variety, 2 May 2025
Several get small charts offering ideas to inspire how the monster could be used, such as what strange price a hag might have for its secrets or what an owlbear might keep in its den beyond treasure.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
This is indicative of someone who puts men at the center of their universe, viewing other women as either competition or jealous hags.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2025
Several get small charts offering ideas to inspire how the monster could be used, such as what strange price a hag might have for its secrets or what an owlbear might keep in its den beyond treasure.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
The film treats Ryder’s Beth as the evil hag witch who the virginal hard worker Nina has to beat to achieve her dreams, and Ryder plays that role with relish and gusto.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2024
Oh, and Jen is also there, dressed as the hag form of the Evil Queen from Snow White.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2024
Goth did double duty in X, playing both Maxine, the adult-film director’s girlfriend and star, and homicidal hag Pearl.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 June 2024
Its narrator was Constance Garnett, the real-life translator of Russian classics, reimagined as a senile, spotlight-stealing hag.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
Dennis Harvey, Variety, 2 May 2025
Several get small charts offering ideas to inspire how the monster could be used, such as what strange price a hag might have for its secrets or what an owlbear might keep in its den beyond treasure.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
This is indicative of someone who puts men at the center of their universe, viewing other women as either competition or jealous hags.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2025
Several get small charts offering ideas to inspire how the monster could be used, such as what strange price a hag might have for its secrets or what an owlbear might keep in its den beyond treasure.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
The film treats Ryder’s Beth as the evil hag witch who the virginal hard worker Nina has to beat to achieve her dreams, and Ryder plays that role with relish and gusto.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2024
Oh, and Jen is also there, dressed as the hag form of the Evil Queen from Snow White.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2024
Goth did double duty in X, playing both Maxine, the adult-film director’s girlfriend and star, and homicidal hag Pearl.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 June 2024
Its narrator was Constance Garnett, the real-life translator of Russian classics, reimagined as a senile, spotlight-stealing hag.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hag
Noun
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One woman asked a witch to cast a love spell on a man, only for the witch to DM her target and rat her out.—
Meredith Wilshere,
People.com,
22 June 2025
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Centuries earlier, she might have been labeled a witch.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
18 June 2025
Noun
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Hahn: Agatha wears this locket around her neck with Hecate — the maiden, mother, crone.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
12 June 2025
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Though the character is traditionally played as a cackling crone, she'll be glammed-up for Wednesday.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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For the study, researchers looked at 1,376 vertebrate species known to eat some amount of carrion, ranging from tiger sharks and spotted hyenas to cane toads and common shrews.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 June 2025
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The music hall performer Belle Elmore was dismissed by the press as a vulgar shrew.—
Jennifer Wright,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Hag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hag. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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