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as in witches
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 curses
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 spells
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 possesses
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 hexes
Samanth Subramanian, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Feb. 2026
Gaia Project's changing, rotating hexes mix can be combined to create a wealth of different playing spaces, making the game infinitely replayable.
—Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 21 Dec. 2025
Noun
Every franchise has a particular history and set of hexes and a particular relationship with its crowd.
—Samanth Subramanian, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Feb. 2026
Gaia Project's changing, rotating hexes mix can be combined to create a wealth of different playing spaces, making the game infinitely replayable.
—Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 21 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hexes
Noun
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There’s literal witches and second sight in his plays.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Feb. 2026
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Though complete opposites — Ava is from a small town and Lauren comes from the wealthy Cambridge family — the two girls form a bond when they’re both recruited into the Lilith Society, a historic secret group for witches.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Gamers will know Brok as the beloved weapons dealer with an unrivaled artistry for creative, foul-mouthed curses.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
30 Jan. 2026
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In Jujutsu Kaisen, heroic jujutsu sorcerers wage war against demonic creatures called curses and the curse users, who wield jujutsu powers for evil.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
1 Jan. 2026
Noun
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After his loan spells at Dordrecht and Den Haag, Summerville’s ambition was to play for his boyhood club, but an altercation prevented him from doing so, as ex-team-mate Robin Polly recalls.—
Roshane Thomas,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2026
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Spring bulbs start to produce roots as soon as they're planted in the soil in fall, and some of their leafy shoots may appear above ground during warm spells in winter.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Lester Speight, the actor who plays Terry Tate, possesses the delivery and timing of a true comic master.—
Debby Wolfinsohn,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Feb. 2026
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The character of Mandakini required specific qualities that Rajamouli believes Chopra Jonas uniquely possesses.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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For the most part, the initial sorcerers who make agentic AI a workplace standard will be chief information officers, chief technology officers, and businesspeople who have a deep understanding of technology.—
Bipul Sinha,
Fortune,
27 Jan. 2026
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These sorcerers combat monstrous manifestations of negative human emotion, known as Curses, using a parallel energy source called Cursed Energy.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Stops can include hikes through the otherworldly hoodoos of Bryce Canyon National Park, the Virgin River Narrows of Zion National Park, and the red rock vistas of Arches National Park.—
Joey Skladany,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Feb. 2026
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Parks range from the volcanic sprawl of stone hoodoos crowning Chiricahua National Monument to the gaudy badlands of Petrified Forest National Park to the miles of seductive shoreline at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area.—
Roger Naylor,
AZCentral.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The Chartreuse charms the cocktail, giving it a bright herbaceousness and seductive spice, with the liqueur’s full battery of gifts echoing into a long, ambrosial finish.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
14 Feb. 2026
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As the doppelganger charms the internet and devises a nefarious plot to replace mankind with brainrot, Shiori must partner with other online outcasts to stop her digital counterpart and reclaim her life in the real world.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
5 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Hexes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hexes. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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