hags

plural of hag
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as in witches
a mean or ugly old woman although she looks like a hag, she's really the sweetest old lady you could ever hope to meet

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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 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
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Noun
  • The footage showed the actresses — who are reprising their roles as sisters (and witches) Gillian and Sally Owens — laughing and embracing.
    Nigel Smith, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
  • But why did skeletons, witches and ghosts start popping up as fireworks faded away?
    George Petras, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
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  • In animal studies, TDN helped obese mice and musk shrews lose weight and become more responsive to insulin.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2025

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“Hags.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hags. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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