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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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as in spell
a spoken word or set of words believed to have magic power
the wizard had put a hex on the evil gnome that turned him to stone
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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
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2026
With the new outsole compound also comes a multi-directional hex pattern that enables a runner to dig in on soft ground without being overburdensome on pavement.
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Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
24 Feb. 2026
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
2 Dec. 2025
Once Agatha snaps back to reality and realizes she's been hexed for the past three years, the real Rio attacks.
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Nick Romano,
EW.com,
19 Sep. 2024
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Noun
The movie takes a turn into suspense when Apple leads the others in putting a hex on someone, and the hex appears to work.
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Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2026
With the new outsole compound also comes a multi-directional hex pattern that enables a runner to dig in on soft ground without being overburdensome on pavement.
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Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
24 Feb. 2026
Verb
Less Eras tour, more cannonball run, Warhol condenses decades of change into a zany 45 minutes.
aya, hexed!
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Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
2 Dec. 2025
Once Agatha snaps back to reality and realizes she's been hexed for the past three years, the real Rio attacks.
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Nick Romano,
EW.com,
19 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hex
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Produced by Diablo Cody, Forbidden Fruits stars Lili Reinhart as Apple, the leader of a cult of witches in a Texas shopping mall.
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Conjuring Nightfall For the witches and lovers of nostalgic decor, look no further than the Conjuring Nightfall collection.
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The pressure that comes with ending a beloved TV show is both a blessing and a curse.
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Their greatest gifts are their biggest curses.
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Along the way, visitors can cast spells with a digital wand, brew potions, pot a mandrake, test their Quidditch skills and explore iconic settings like the Great Hall, Hogwarts classrooms, Hagrid's Hut and the Forbidden Forest.
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Back like Captain America, revived and ready to go after being put on ice for a spell, needed to save the day.
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Count the Nuggets, who possess picks 26 and 49, in the expensive teams group.
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Ghana will be a very different test, with the likes of Antoine Semenyo – who was actually born in London – possessing the ability to ask real questions of the England defenders who looked a little shaky at times in the first game.
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McTominay has also been in exceptional form for the Scottish national team during the recent qualifying cycle, and his performance will be crucial if Scotland is going to break the 72-year-long jinx of never having advanced to the knockout stage of a World Cup.
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Turns out Danhausen isn’t the only celebrity throwing down jinxes.
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After Scotland’s beer-guzzling fans charmed locals in Boston, the Tartan Army’s party has decamped to the heat of Miami for a clash with five-time champion Brazil.
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The five-time champion may have charmed the world over the decades, but now finds itself in a bit of a dry spell, thirsty for a sixth victory.
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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.
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This site strikes a rare balance between serenity and world-class action.
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The devastating earthquakes that struck Venezuela yesterday were most likely caused by a rupture in one of the country’s most active seismic zones — comprising the Boconó and San Sebastián faults, which extend along Venezuela’s northern coast — according to the USGS.
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“Hex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hex. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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