hoodoo

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Recent Examples of hoodoo Although the hoodoos tend to take the glory, the trees within the park refuse to be outshone. Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 2 Mar. 2025 Coogler researched hoodoo culture and the histories of blues legends like Robert Johnson. Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2025 Try the Peekaboo Loop (5 miles) that shows off hundreds of the park’s signature hoodoos—thin, towering spires that rise from the desert floor. Erica Zazo, Outside Online, 9 Jan. 2025 Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah One of many national parks in the southwestern United States, Bryce Canyon is particularly noteworthy for its surreal-looking hoodoo rock formations and its especially starry night skies. Nile Cappello, AFAR Media, 27 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for hoodoo
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hoodoo
Noun
  • But the Dutton nephew is not hearing any of that nonsense.
    Matt Cabral, EW.com, 23 Mar. 2025
  • The 38-piece capsule captures the show’s sense of kooky nautical nonsense, the lovable yellow sponge’s face crocheted into a pipsqueak-sized tote bag, printed onto swim trunks, and plastered on slingback espadrilles.
    Violet Goldstone, WWD, 20 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Then, Democrats have to be thinking about what happens if Republicans only have a mild case of the midterm curse.
    Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Flubber can do anything, which is both a blessing and a curse for Professor Brainard.
    Kara Nesvig, Parents, 12 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The property also grows its own herbs, greens, nuts, berries, and edible flowers.
    Bianca Salonga, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Focus on whole foods like fruits, leafy green vegetables, fatty fish, nuts, and seeds.
    Lindsay Curtis, Health, 5 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Patrick is willing to do anything to help his wife but becomes distrustful of the retreat’s enigmatic leader even as Abigail falls under her spell.
    Justin Kroll, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2025
  • The pair played key roles in Moyes overseeing a renaissance during his four-and-a-half year managerial spell.
    Roshane Thomas, The Athletic, 17 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Lira, remembering the garbage, quickly takes out the trash.
    Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Leave the garbage can open and place it in the sun to fully dry before closing it or putting a garbage bag in it.
    Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • This gave Mahomes the go ahead to change up his hairstyle without worrying about a potential jinx.
    Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
  • And while some Kansas City fans (and McAfee) may be worried that a haircut could put a jinx on the team, #15 already had that worked out.
    Effie Orfanides, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The show also features children’s activities and live jazz by the Pete Ellman Trio. Artists interested in participating can apply through May 16.
    Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
  • In addition to a visionary oeuvre melding jazz, electronica, hip-hop and beyond, Flying Lotus has been quietly building a film/TV career over the last decade.
    Joe Lynch, Billboard, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • This contract screams negative EV once the goalie voodoo roulette wheel works against us in the next year or so.
    Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
  • By all metrics, Voodoo Macbeth was a smash, as critics fawned over the performances, the eye-popping costuming (above) and the voodoo drumming.
    Brandon Tensley, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2025

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“Hoodoo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoodoo. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.

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