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as in nonsense
language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense
some economists have characterized the proposal as economic hoodoo that should be hooted down
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Recent Examples of hoodoo
These striking vistas are two of the most iconic in the park, allowing visitors to gaze out at innumerable red rock hoodoos and the limb-like roots of scrubby limber pines spanning for miles across the canyon’s main amphitheater.
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Emily Pennington, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Feb. 2023
Along the trails, visitors can see weathered rock hoodoos, natural springs, Native rock art, and historical ruins of ranches and other structures.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2024
South Africa overcame their Australia hoodoo, having beaten them just for the second time from 11 T20I matches.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Rocky Mountaineer Rocky Mountaineer offers luxury train journeys through some of North America’s most spectacular scenery, from the mountain passes and plunging canyons of Canada to the far-reaching deserts and hoodoos of the US.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
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Emily Pennington, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Feb. 2023
Along the trails, visitors can see weathered rock hoodoos, natural springs, Native rock art, and historical ruins of ranches and other structures.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2024
South Africa overcame their Australia hoodoo, having beaten them just for the second time from 11 T20I matches.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Rocky Mountaineer Rocky Mountaineer offers luxury train journeys through some of North America’s most spectacular scenery, from the mountain passes and plunging canyons of Canada to the far-reaching deserts and hoodoos of the US.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hoodoo
Noun
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The word had seemed like nonsense only a moment before.—
Anna Russell,
The New Yorker,
17 Jan. 2025
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Having a terrible job where empty, pandering nonsense is handed down by corporate headquarters.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Jan. 2025
Noun
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And anyone who believed in curses was gaining some evidence.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
19 Jan. 2025
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Cubs fan sabotages his own team and extends the most infamous curse in MLB history During Game 6 of the 2003 National League Division vs. the then-Florida Marlins, Chicago Cubs fan Steve Bartman reached out and grabbed a ball that could have been caught.—
Jackson Thompson,
Fox News,
17 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The property also grows its own herbs, greens, nuts, berries, and edible flowers.—
Bianca Salonga,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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Focus on whole foods like fruits, leafy green vegetables, fatty fish, nuts, and seeds.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
5 Jan. 2025
Noun
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In that two-year spell with Slegers as head coach, Rosengard won back-to-back league titles.—
Art de Roché,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
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Threat level: The mini warm spell today and Friday could melt away what little snow cover is left in parts of the Twin Cities, Dettmann said.—
Nick Halter,
Axios,
16 Jan. 2025
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Prosecutors allege Portillo’s body was found by police wrapped in garbage bags and clothes stuffed under a bed inside Coto-Navarro’s apartment.—
Nicole Acosta,
People.com,
17 Jan. 2025
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The 55-year-old super’s body was found hidden under Navarro’s bed wrapped in clothing and two garbage bags, one covering his top half, the other covering his lower half.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
17 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Knocking on wood: This age-old superstition is believed to prevent bad luck or jinxes.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Austin American-Statesman,
13 Sep. 2024
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In the interview area afterwards, amid the high jinx, there was sincerity; glimpses of football’s soul.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
The Athletic,
15 Apr. 2024
Noun
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Valpo welcomes the public to spring semester performances Join Valparaiso University for a variety of events including jazz, Gospel, dance, music from blockbuster films, a Baroque masterwork and a musical theatre performance.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Jan. 2025
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Famed jazz musician Bobby Bradford, who moved to Altadena in 1964 — just as the demographic of the once overwhelmingly white neighborhood was beginning to change — is among them.—
Chris Gardner,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 Jan. 2025
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The victims, many of them elderly, were accused of using voodoo to harm the gang leader’s son.—
Azhar Fateh,
Fox News,
15 Jan. 2025
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This poor dude is stuck taking over his father’s — a father who left when Frank was 2 — New Orleans restaurant when one of the employees puts a voodoo spell over him.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
27 June 2024
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“Hoodoo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoodoo. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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