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or beldame
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beldam
Noun
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The witch hunting seems to have been sparked by children who claimed they were being taken from their beds to meet the devil by neighborhood women.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
9 Mar. 2025 -
But there are also cowboys and witches and werewolves and giant skeleton monsters.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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None of these books exactly celebrate the status of the crone; all offer midlife beauty-maintenance tips.—
Rebecca Mead,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
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Two crones in Budapest are lording over a cauldron of goulash right now discussing the game.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
4 Feb. 2025
Noun
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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
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The film treats Ryder’s Beth as the evil hag witch who the virginal hard worker Nina has to beat to achieve her dreams, and Ryder plays that role with relish and gusto.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
6 Sep. 2024
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“Beldam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beldam. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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