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Recent Examples of crones
At a central spot, the crones halted, pulled out their cauldron and began the dark ritual.
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Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
Somewhere in Budapest right now, two crones hovered over a cauldron of goulash are looking ahead to Sunday.
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Greg Cote
february 3,
Miami Herald,
3 Feb. 2026
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
Somewhere in Budapest right now, two crones hovered over a cauldron of goulash are looking ahead to Sunday.
—
Greg Cote
february 3,
Miami Herald,
3 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crones
Noun
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The island village is beset by sea hags, serial killers, creepy clowns and other evils that interfere with Tom’s dream of turning Widow’s Bay into a Martha’s Vineyard-like tourist destination.
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Martha’s Vineyard also has knife-wielding men in masks and creepy sea hags!
Noun
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For Szabo’s freaky, compact masterpiece is not explicitly about witches.
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Sarah Paulson will return as Cordelia Goode, the Supreme of the New Orleans witches, who was last seen paving the way for the ascent of Billie Lourd's Mallory to replace her.
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“Crones.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crones. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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