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as in sorceresses
a woman believed to have often harmful supernatural powers
falsely accused of being a hag who had caused the plague
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Recent Examples of hags
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
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
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
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 hags
Noun
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For Szabo’s freaky, compact masterpiece is not explicitly about witches.
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Sarah Paulson will return as Cordelia Goode, the Supreme of the New Orleans witches, who was last seen paving the way for the ascent of Billie Lourd's Mallory to replace her.
Noun
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At a central spot, the crones halted, pulled out their cauldron and began the dark ritual.
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Somewhere in Budapest right now, two crones hovered over a cauldron of goulash are looking ahead to Sunday.
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“Hags.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hags. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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