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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
Troy Renck, Denver Post, 24 Nov. 2025
In 1968, the Women’s International Terrorist Conspiracy, or W.I.T.C.H., cast a hex on Wall Street, denouncing the oppression of not only women, but of America’s working classes.
—Time, 21 Nov. 2025
Nick Romano, EW.com, 19 Sep. 2024
In Search of Closure: After a romantic or platonic breakup, these people turned to hexing spells, smashing plates and erasing all traces of their exes from their digital life.
—Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 7 Nov. 2023
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Noun
On the flip side, Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh has some kind of hex on Sean Payton teams at any altitude.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 24 Nov. 2025
In 1968, the Women’s International Terrorist Conspiracy, or W.I.T.C.H., cast a hex on Wall Street, denouncing the oppression of not only women, but of America’s working classes.
—Time, 21 Nov. 2025
Verb
Once Agatha snaps back to reality and realizes she's been hexed for the past three years, the real Rio attacks.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 19 Sep. 2024
In Search of Closure: After a romantic or platonic breakup, these people turned to hexing spells, smashing plates and erasing all traces of their exes from their digital life.
—Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 7 Nov. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hex
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When medicine can't treat her cancer, a dying youngster (Zelda Adams) reaches out to a forest witch (Toby Poser) who uses dark magic to cheat death, but there's a serious cost involved in this rich and artfully crafted scary movie.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
6 Feb. 2026
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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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Those declines are making Berkshire's more than $350 billion in cash look more like a blessing than a curse.—
Alex Crippen,
CNBC,
7 Feb. 2026
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Classical Amid all the constant wondering of when things will get better, the slow drip of time may feel like a curse.—
Brian Seibert,
New Yorker,
6 Feb. 2026
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Earlier in the day, Council members grilled administration officials over their outreach to homeless New Yorkers during the cold spell.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Early warm spells can encourage spring-flowering bulbs to emerge before the risk of cold damage has passed.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Feb. 2026
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According to Deadline, Charli will be possessed by a violent, tortured spirit in director Takashi Miike’s upcoming untitled slasher-horror film that is scheduled to start filming in Japan next month; the role was previously reported, but the details about the plot are new.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
10 Feb. 2026
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Between lunch and dinner, something possessed Ben to feel bad about being too harsh on his sous.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
10 Feb. 2026
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Thankfully for them, the original court storm was not a jinx.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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The Patriots had never won a playoff game in Denver, but the Mile High jinx is now officially over.—
Will Richmond,
The Providence Journal,
26 Jan. 2026
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Your ability to charm bosses and VIPs will be excellent.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
10 Feb. 2026
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The 2026 Milano Cortina Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games will draw athletes and visitors to the towns in northern Italy that have been preparing for months to charm a global audience, investing in infrastructure and services to establish themselves as international destinations.—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
6 Feb. 2026
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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.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Oct. 2021
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In 2024, famine had struck five other areas in North Darfur and also Sudan's Nuba Mountains region.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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Three months ago, GE Vernova struck a $50 million partnership with MIT, covering research funding, graduate student fellowships, internships, and professional development programs for its own executives.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Hex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hex. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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