as in talisman
something worn or kept to bring good luck or keep away evil
she wears a mascot made of ebony and silver on a chain around her neck
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Recent Examples of mascot
Jansen has essentially rivaled Sir Purr as the team’s most prominent mascot over the past several years.
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Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 7 Jan. 2025
Signs of normalcy are starting to appear in New Orleans after the terrorist attack, namely in the form of king cake and the Pelicans' creepy mascot.
—Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 7 Jan. 2025
The Hershey Bears are getting quite a bit of mascot support!
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 8 Jan. 2025
In an off-the-wall style only college football can present, Flavor Flav was revealed from under the Tubby mascot costume and helped dump the condiment on the Gophers’ head coach.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 4 Jan. 2025
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Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 7 Jan. 2025
Signs of normalcy are starting to appear in New Orleans after the terrorist attack, namely in the form of king cake and the Pelicans' creepy mascot.
—Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 7 Jan. 2025
The Hershey Bears are getting quite a bit of mascot support!
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 8 Jan. 2025
In an off-the-wall style only college football can present, Flavor Flav was revealed from under the Tubby mascot costume and helped dump the condiment on the Gophers’ head coach.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 4 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mascot
Noun
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Neymar, the talisman for the whole enterprise, was tarred with the same brush.—
Jack Lang,
The Athletic,
18 Jan. 2025
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The film’s second half goes in for horror-movie shock effects when the ghost of a white nemesis haunts the Charles family — bringing back the terrors of slavery — and the talisman piano becomes an instrument of exorcism.—
Armond White,
National Review,
27 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Ornate jewelry also featured in a Roman burial ground in central Italy, where researchers uncovered gold necklaces and earrings, amulets, and silver rings adorned with amber.—
Meilan Solly,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 Dec. 2024
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Dating back to ancient Mesopotamia, the type of collar or amulet around a dog’s neck would indicate its owner's status and place in local communities.—
Annemarie Dooling,
USA TODAY,
24 Dec. 2024
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The baby becomes an emblem of what Lynch can do: create images that live in your mind and burrow under your skin.—
Esther Zuckerman,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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The bald eagle has been a significant symbol of the United States since 1782, when it was chosen as the national emblem.—
Renan Botelho,
WWD,
9 Jan. 2025
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“Mascot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mascot. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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