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Recent Examples of jinx
Katey Psencik, Austin American Statesman, 13 Feb. 2026
Thankfully for them, the original court storm was not a jinx.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 8 Feb. 2026
Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Lerman blames this reticence on a deeply ingrained anxiety about jinxing things.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Knocking on wood: This tradition is believed to ward off bad luck or prevent a jinx, rooted in ancient beliefs that spirits lived in trees.
— Former Austin American-Statesman reporter Brandi Addison contributed to this report.
—Katey Psencik, Austin American Statesman, 13 Feb. 2026
Thankfully for them, the original court storm was not a jinx.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 8 Feb. 2026
Verb
Not to jinx things, but Díaz tore a tendon in his knee while celebrating a victory in the 2023 WBC and missed the season.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Lerman blames this reticence on a deeply ingrained anxiety about jinxing things.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jinx
Noun
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The Cavs curse is simply an extension of their ongoing tension.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
25 May 2026
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Clark’s father is a DJ as well as the author of a five-part comic series in which the protagonist, a misunderstood boy, is faced with killing newfound friends to break a curse, according to the father’s Facebook account and online book reviews.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 May 2026
Verb
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Mars, however, lost most of its global magnetic field billions of years ago and today possesses only a much weaker, patchier magnetic environment formed when the solar wind interacts directly with the planet’s thin upper atmosphere.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
26 May 2026
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But the natural skills which birds have possessed for millions of years give an idea of what future drones will be able to do.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
Noun
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Runner-up Ishaan Gupta, 12, put up an impressive 25 words in the spell-off.—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
29 May 2026
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Harini Logan won the first spell-off, in 2022, by spelling 22 words in 90 seconds.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
29 May 2026
Verb
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The right idea needs more than charm to hold up.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
26 May 2026
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Roth was free to charm, wink, and flash that high-wattage grin, while the singers amplified the old Halen harmonies.—
Jed Gottlieb,
Boston Herald,
25 May 2026
Verb
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More on culture An Eagles fan brought a Patrick Mahomes voodoo doll to the Super Bowl.—
Emily Bazelon,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2025
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Despite his clearly enjoying killing people for personal reasons, the movie’s Kraven seems to think of himself as a kind of antihero, which voodoo practitioner Calypso (Ariana DeBose) rightfully clocks as a red flag.—
Charles Pulliam-Moore,
The Verge,
20 June 2023
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“Jinx.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jinx. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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