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Recent Examples of jinx
Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 12 Sep. 2024
Until overtime, when Kong ended the duel. Is Macron a jinx?
—Sean Gregory / Paris, TIME, 28 July 2024
Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024
These folks back her, but think my support would jinx her campaign.
—Jerry Goldfeder, New York Daily News, 24 July 2024
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Noun
Illinois Secretary of State Charles Carpentier was honored for being elected to a third term — breaking the two-term jinx that previously prevailed for the post.
—Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 12 Sep. 2024
Until overtime, when Kong ended the duel. Is Macron a jinx?
—Sean Gregory / Paris, TIME, 28 July 2024
Verb
By the way, not to jinx things, but Ohtani is hitting .305.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024
These folks back her, but think my support would jinx her campaign.
—Jerry Goldfeder, New York Daily News, 24 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jinx
Noun
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Glamour is a gift and a curse as Venus and Neptune align.—
USA TODAY,
USA TODAY,
1 Feb. 2025
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Google / Ars Technica A cathartic curse eliminates the AI Overview in the results.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
31 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Human beings possess powers of emotional reasoning that give us an edge.—
Tara Sonenshine,
The Conversation,
11 Feb. 2025
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The United States possesses several potential sources of resilience.—
STEVEN LEVITSKY,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Filmed in the New Forest, the largest remaining unenclosed common land in England, where the entanglement of non-human and human activity hides a joyous spell.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
10 Feb. 2025
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Instead of alphabetizing at a decent clip, Josh sniffs the books and ponders and ponders and then sits a spell to read.—
Lisa Kennedy,
The Denver Post,
7 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Bloom reveals the pair hit it off straight away, and that he was especially charmed by how Barrymore, who began acting at only 11 months old, made an effort to connect with all of the kids on set, too.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
28 Jan. 2025
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Chiara de Rege’s recent client, a professional couple with a growing family, were charmed by a wall covering from the designer’s Maison C line, cladding a washroom in their former home with the pattern.—
Katherine Burns Olson,
Architectural Digest,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Jinx.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jinx. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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