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Recent Examples of hag
There’s an undercurrent of anxiety under all of it, outside of the sea hag.
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Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
18 June 2026
The island village is beset by sea hags, serial killers, creepy clowns and other evils that interfere with Tom’s dream of turning Widow’s Bay into a Martha’s Vineyard-like tourist destination.
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Alison Herman,
Variety,
17 June 2026
Martha’s Vineyard also has knife-wielding men in masks and creepy sea hags!
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Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
And nor are any of the spooky figures, which range from 1950s housewives to toothless hags.
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The Week,
TheWeek,
7 May 2026
Is there a more ostentatious fat hag in America than Meghan McCain?
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Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
9 Dec. 2025
People online can call you an old hag or too young, but one thing is for sure.
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Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
3 Dec. 2025
Our conjure drives the cinematic imagination of Americans like the hags who ride our backs during our darkest nightmares.
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Essence,
29 Oct. 2025
Rather than hang out with the two old hags, Cherry decides to try her luck on the stand-up paddleboards with Brigitte and Daniel, but quickly loses her balance.
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Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
18 June 2026
The island village is beset by sea hags, serial killers, creepy clowns and other evils that interfere with Tom’s dream of turning Widow’s Bay into a Martha’s Vineyard-like tourist destination.
—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
17 June 2026
Martha’s Vineyard also has knife-wielding men in masks and creepy sea hags!
—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
And nor are any of the spooky figures, which range from 1950s housewives to toothless hags.
—
The Week,
TheWeek,
7 May 2026
Is there a more ostentatious fat hag in America than Meghan McCain?
—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
9 Dec. 2025
People online can call you an old hag or too young, but one thing is for sure.
—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
3 Dec. 2025
Our conjure drives the cinematic imagination of Americans like the hags who ride our backs during our darkest nightmares.
—
Essence,
29 Oct. 2025
Rather than hang out with the two old hags, Cherry decides to try her luck on the stand-up paddleboards with Brigitte and Daniel, but quickly loses her balance.
—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hag
Noun
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As Bloomberg recently reported, brides are buying $14 spells from witches on Etsy to ensure that their $100,000 weddings are not marred by blizzards or downpours.
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These are places from Filipino folklore, where shapeshifters, demons, witches, and monsters exist.
Noun
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In the next, he is pursued by a demon crone known in local legend as the Sea Hag.
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Every person who is an adult but not yet elderly needs a crone in their lives.
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“Hag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hag. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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