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as in witch
a woman believed to have often harmful supernatural powers people who used to believe that misfortune was caused by evil hexes and mischievous sprites

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as in curse
something that brings bad luck there seemed to be a hex on him, for all of his business ventures came to naught despite his hard work

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hex

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verb

as in to spell
to cast a spell on I think our plans have been hexed from the start—everything is going wrong

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Recent Examples of hex
Noun
Acme Tools has extra-long hex keys in their 31-piece DeWalt set. Christopher Murray May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2025 This folk hex is even more potent in Tombwater, where the dead sleep only lightly. Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
Thus, he became known as a super-callused fragile mystic hexed by halitosis! Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2023 At the trial, the judge wondered if demonstrators outside the courtroom were using voodoo dolls, or planning to hex anyone. Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2021 See All Example Sentences for hex
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Noun
  • Been there, shrieked at that — but give the Normans credit for leaning into the mean-spirited spirit of the endeavor with some groan- and cheer-worthy fatalities, including a POV shot from the perspective of a witch’s broomstick.
    A.A. Dowd, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
  • In 1690s Massachusetts, the moral entrepreneurs were religious authorities who labeled people as satanic witches and killed many of them.
    Ron Barrett, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • After coming back from a 3-0 deficit in the 2004 American League Championship Series, the Red Sox not only broke their World Series curse that year, but went on to defeat the Yankees in the teams' next two postseason battles in 2018 and 2021.
    Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The Grudge Karen (Sarah Michelle Gellar) is an American nurse living in Tokyo who is exposed to a mysterious supernatural curse.
    Caitlin White, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
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  • Then came a barrage of three hurricanes — Gabrielle, Humberto and Imelda — forming in a two-week-stretch to end September, breaking an unusual quiet spell.
    Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Beckham, Joey Barton (Marseille) and Joe Cole (Lille) all had a season in France’s Ligue 1 in the 2010s, with the former ending his playing career at Paris Saint-Germain, after a six-season spell at LA Galaxy in MLS which was interspersed with two loans to Italy’s Milan.
    Liam Tharme, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The current rule allows each team a chance to possess the ball even if the first team scores a touchdown during the extra period, which is 10 minutes long.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The other team then gets a chance to possess the ball under the same set of circumstances.
    The Athletic NFL Staff, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
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  • In need of a new assistant after his last one died under mysterious circumstances, Giacomo reluctantly becomes the sorcerer’s apprentice.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The sorcerers also reveal that Bruce Banner has become Infinity Hulk, a living vessel for the Infinity Stones.
    Allison DeGrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Is this an attempt at a reverse jinx to repay my karmic debt from my 2012 World Series prediction?
    Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • But these low-risk hi jinx will encourage your own littles to try new things and take chances for the adventure of learning and saving friends.
    Katie Grant, Parents, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This is the perfect time to update your social platforms, start a podcast or simply charm people with your charming storytelling.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Each is nevertheless charmed by the other, forming a relationship that’s portrayed a bit like an illicit affair.
    Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
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  • In addition to all of that, Decker is developing a curriculum for a Plains Indian sign language course, using financing from an Indigenous Research Center Faculty Researchers Award.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2021

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“Hex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hex. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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