hexed

past tense of hex

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hexed
Verb
  • Audiences had never seen anything like The Exorcist when it was first released in 1973, particularly the horrifying images and sounds coming from 12-year-old Regan (Linda Blair) after being possessed by the demon Pazuzu.
    Steven Thrash, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
  • But Columbus also possessed strong maritime instincts.
    Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Before dying under the weight of the boulder, the spell caster cursed the princess, her family, and the city.
    Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The upcoming series is a prequel to the IT films, which adapted Stephen King‘s horror novel about a small town in Maine that’s cursed by the presence of a shapeshifting killer that returns to murder a slew of children every 27 years.
    James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Porto Cristo, Mallorca, Spain The island of Mallorca (also spelled Majorca) sits dead center on the path of totality.
    Maya Silver, Outside, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Fox59 reporter Russ McQuaid's last name was originally spelled wrong.
    Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In the films, Zellweger has charmed us all with a portrait of comedic genius.
    Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Poetic Justice starred Jackson as Justice, a poet mourning the loss of her boyfriend, who’s charmed by an aspiring rapper and mailman, Lucky (Shakur).
    Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • And to those of you who are new, I'm enchanted to meet you.
    Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Like millions of viewers, Rashad Raisani grew enchanted with Music City through watching the soapy nighttime drama Nashville, which captivated fans during its 2012-2018 run and led to a major tourism boom in Nashville and interest in country music.
    Melinda Newman, Billboard, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This isn’t the first time that fan fiction turned original material has bewitched Hollywood.
    Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The global contemporary art world came calling to New Orleans for Prospect and left bewitched.
    Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Countless service members were seduced by the region’s beauty and fair weather and chose to settle here.
    Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Models walking his sultry runway seduced the audience in beautiful suiting, a dress with a plunging neckline that mirrored an equally high slit.
    Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Hexed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hexed. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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