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Recent Examples of crone
As the moon passes through its phases, Ixchel passes through the phases of a woman’s life, from maiden to mother to crone.
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Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 14 Oct. 2024
From its use of camera angles and extreme close-ups to frame Sue's hypersexual appeal to the heinous prosthetics that transform Moore into a monstrous crone, writer-director Coralie Fargeat wants to hammer home the ugliness, objectification, and self-loathing perpetuated by female beauty standards.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 7 Sep. 2024
The Witches concerns a conspiracy of demonic crones bent on eradicating kids altogether.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 29 Feb. 2024
Campbell begins like a fairy tale, in a house the crone Baba Yaga could have comfortably resided in.
—Yvonne Zipp, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Feb. 2024
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Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 14 Oct. 2024
From its use of camera angles and extreme close-ups to frame Sue's hypersexual appeal to the heinous prosthetics that transform Moore into a monstrous crone, writer-director Coralie Fargeat wants to hammer home the ugliness, objectification, and self-loathing perpetuated by female beauty standards.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 7 Sep. 2024
The Witches concerns a conspiracy of demonic crones bent on eradicating kids altogether.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 29 Feb. 2024
Campbell begins like a fairy tale, in a house the crone Baba Yaga could have comfortably resided in.
—Yvonne Zipp, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crone
Noun
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That lady is really the aforementioned murderous hag (Meredith Binder), her false veneer of youthful beauty reinforced by a magic mirror’s flattering (if also caustic) topless female spirits, and sustained via grisly methods seemingly inspired by Elizabeth Bathory.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
2 May 2025
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Several get small charts offering ideas to inspire how the monster could be used, such as what strange price a hag might have for its secrets or what an owlbear might keep in its den beyond treasure.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The Santal, in South Asia, believed that witches (always female) copulated with spirit familiars and devoured the organs of children.—
Manvir Singh,
New Yorker,
17 May 2025
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Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock made their witch wishes for a Practical Magic sequel before they were done completing the first film nearly 30 years ago.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
16 May 2025
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“Crone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crone. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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