Jonah

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Noun
  • Christopher Walken stars as a school teacher who comes out of a coma with a gift that feels more like a terrifying curse.
    EW.com, EW.com, 23 May 2025
  • While Rory McIlroy finally broke his 11-year curse to claim the green jacket, Bradley struggled, missing the cut with a 3-over-par.
    Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • After two weeks, the pox usually began to scab.
    Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Witnesses recall seeing sufferers with so many pox on their faces that their features were no longer identifiable.
    Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 4 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • After Mosey was accused of rape, Bruny urged him to partake in a Haitian rum-bath ritual; when Mosey was acquitted in March 2023, Bruny told him the voodoo gods had taken a hand in the verdict.
    Amy Kaufman, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
  • But mostly people are freaked out by it, even non-Chiefs fans, probably because people usually conflate voodoo with black magic.
    Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 11 Feb. 2025
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“Jonah.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Jonah. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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