| Crones |
New York Times |
16 Aug 2026 |
| The three witches in Macbeth, e.g. |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
16 Feb 2026 |
| The "weird sisters" of "Macbeth," e.g. |
New York Times |
05 Nov 2025 |
| Witches |
USA Today Quick |
30 May 2025 |
| Popular yearbook-signing acronym |
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| The Weird Sisters in "Macbeth," for example |
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| Fairy tale figures |
Eugene Sheffer |
06 Feb 2025 |
| Ugly witches |
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| Cauldron stirrers, in fairy tales |
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| "Macbeth" witches |
Universal |
22 Sep 2024 |
| Fairy tale figures |
Eugene Sheffer |
11 Jul 2024 |
| Witches (slang) |
USA Today Quick |
06 Jul 2024 |
| Crones |
Eugene Sheffer |
30 Apr 2024 |
| Ugly old women |
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| "Macbeth" trio |
New York Times |
13 Dec 2023 |
| "Enjoy the break from school!" acronym |
USA Today |
30 Oct 2023 |
| Crones |
Wall Street Journal |
28 Oct 2023 |
| Acronym written in a school yearbook |
USA Today |
13 Oct 2023 |
| Fairy tale figures |
Eugene Sheffer |
30 May 2023 |
| Fairytale witches |
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| Old, ugly witches |
Family Time |
27 Mar 2022 |
| Crones |
Thomas Joseph |
09 Feb 2022 |
| Crones |
Eugene Sheffer |
02 Feb 2022 |
| Macbeth trio |
New York Times |
17 Oct 2021 |
| Storied cauldron stirrers |
New York Times |
11 Jul 2021 |
| Witches |
New York Times |
06 Jul 2021 |
| Fairy tale figures |
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| Fairy tale figures |
LA Times Daily |
19 Jul 2020 |
| Crones |
Wall Street Journal |
15 Jun 2020 |
| Cauldron stirrers, in fairy tales |
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| Baddies with pointy hats |
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| Baddies with pointy hats |
LA Times Daily |
16 Feb 2020 |
| Crones |
Thomas Joseph |
08 Oct 2019 |
| Witchy types |
Premier Sunday |
26 May 2019 |
| Fairy tale crones |
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| Fairy tale crones |
LA Times Daily |
24 Apr 2019 |
| Witches and crones |
Universal |
25 Mar 2019 |
| Crones |
Eugene Sheffer |
06 Mar 2019 |
| Storied pot stirrers |
New York Times |
18 Jan 2019 |
| "Macbeth" witches |
Universal |
15 Jan 2019 |
| Witches and crones |
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| "Macbeth" witches |
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| Storied pot stirrers |
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| Fairy tale crones |
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| Witches |
Thomas Joseph |
31 Oct 2018 |
| Some Halloween figures |
LA Times Daily |
18 Jun 2018 |
| Some Halloween figures |
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| Fairy-tale caldron stirrers |
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| "Macbeth" trio |
Universal |
10 Apr 2018 |
| Trio in 'Macbeth' |
New York Times |
14 Feb 2018 |
| "Macbeth" trio |
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| Some Halloween figures |
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| Fairy-tale caldron stirrers |
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| Trio in "Macbeth" |
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| Witches |
New York Times |
30 Oct 2017 |
| Cauldron stirrers, in fairy tales |
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| Storied broom riders |
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| Storied broom riders |
LA Times Daily |
10 Jul 2017 |
| Folklore's Baba Yaga and her sisters, e.g |
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| Witches from fairy tales, who were old ___: Plural |
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| Old witches, as the one in "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" |
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| Storybook villains |
Wall Street Journal |
10 Feb 2017 |
| Witches |
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| Storied broom riders |
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| Fairy tale heavies |
LA Times Daily |
01 Jan 2017 |
| Folklore's Baba Yaga and her sisters, e.g. |
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| Fairy tale heavies |
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| Fairy tale cacklers |
New York Times |
25 Nov 2016 |
| Witches |
Wall Street Journal |
31 Oct 2016 |
| Witchy crones |
Universal |
16 Oct 2016 |
| Witchy women |
USA Today |
02 Oct 2016 |
| Witches |
LA Times Daily |
05 Feb 2016 |
| Fairy tale cacklers |
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| Witchy women |
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| Witches |
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| Witchy women |
Eugene Sheffer |
25 Nov 2015 |
| Old witches |
Universal |
26 Oct 2015 |
| Witches |
USA Today |
13 Oct 2015 |
| Crones |
USA Today |
25 Aug 2015 |
| Old crones |
New York Times |
10 Aug 2015 |
| Evil old women |
USA Today |
25 Jul 2015 |
| Witchy sorts |
Premier Sunday |
10 May 2015 |
| Some Halloween costumes |
New York Times |
19 Apr 2015 |
| Crones |
Universal |
13 Mar 2015 |
| Crones |
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| Crones |
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| Evil old women |
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| Crones |
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| "Macbeth" witches, e.g. |
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| Fairy tale figures |
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| Old crones |
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| Old witches |
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| Crones |
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| Witchy sorts |
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| Some Halloween costumes |
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| Crones |
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| "Macbeth" creatures |
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| Witches |
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| Harpies and harridans |
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| Less-than-lovely ladies |
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| Fairy tale figures |
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| Macbeth trio |
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| "Macbeth" trio |
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| Fairy tale staples |
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| "Macbeth" diviners |
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| Gorgons |
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| Some fairy story villains |
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| Old witches |
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| Crones |
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| Witches |
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| Cauldron stirrers |
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| Fairy tale baddies |
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| Fairy tale baddies |
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| Cronish types |
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| Crones |
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| Long-haired uglies |
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| Broom riders |
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| Crones |
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| Old witches |
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| Cauldron stirrers |
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| Cauldron stirrers |
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| Fairy tale figures |
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| Evil old women |
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| Battle-axes |
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| "Macbeth" creatures |
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| Witches, to Shakespeare |
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| "Macbeth" witches |
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| "Macbeth" figures |
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| Crones |
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| Witchy women |
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| Harridans |
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| The "Macbeth" witches, e.g. |
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| Wicked witches, usually |
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| Old witches |
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| Witchy women |
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| Cauldron stirrers |
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| "Macbeth" trio |
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| Coven participants |
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| Witches |
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| They're no beauties |
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| Old crones |
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| Witchy women |
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| Witches |
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| "Macbeth" trio |
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| Witches |
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| Shrews |
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| Crones |
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| "Macbeth" creatures |
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| Caldron stirrers |
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| "Macbeth" creatures |
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| Some broom users |
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| "How now, you secret, black, and midnight __!" |
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| Harpies |
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| Storybook baddies |
|
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| Macbeth trio |
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| Coven participants |
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| Harpies |
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| Some broom users |
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| Old crones |
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| Crones |
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| Old biddies |
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| Beldames |
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| Gorgons |
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| Frights to look at |
|
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| Appearance-challenged ladies |
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| Old bats |
|
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| Frightful women |
|
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| Hardly beauty queens |
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| Battle-axes |
|
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| Coven participants |
|
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| Cauldron stirrers, maybe |
|
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| No beauty queens, these |
|
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| Less-than-lovely ladies |
|
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| Hardly beauty queens |
|
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| Cronish sorts |
|
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| Witches |
|
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| Witches |
|
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| Hardly beauty queens |
|
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| "Macbeth" trio |
|
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| Gorgons |
|
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| Witches |
|
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| Macbeth trio |
|
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| "Macbeth" trio |
|
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| Harridans |
|
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| Halloween figures |
|
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| Beldams |
|
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| Ugly women |
|
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| "Secret, black, and midnight ___." |
|
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| Beldams. |
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| Crones. |
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| The Weird Sisters. |
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| "Secret, black, and midnight ___!" |
|
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| Some Halloween costumes |
|
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| Broomstick riders. |
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| Girls, in Navy slang. |
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| Witches. |
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| "Black and midnight ___."—Macbeth. |
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| Women, in Navy slang. |
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