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as in talisman
something worn or kept to bring good luck or keep away evil
a mojo is a type of voodoo charm
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as in magic
the power to control natural forces through supernatural means
he joked that he had worked his mojo to assure a sunny day for the picnic
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Recent Examples of mojo
As hard as Michigan tried to keep its championship mojo going, the Wolverines were exposed early on as a program in transition.
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Austin Meek, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
But then, seemingly inexplicably, Red Bull’s stranglehold on the sport vanished as McLaren and Ferrari - and to a lesser extent Mercedes - rediscovered their mojo.
—Dan Cancian, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
The Cincinnati Bengals are struggling to find their mojo this season, having lost another close game to the Los Angeles Chargers Sunday night.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 22 Nov. 2024
The tech giant started the year with a horrendous first quarter that had investors fretting the company had lost its mojo after the death of iconic founder Steve Jobs.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 26 Nov. 2024
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Austin Meek, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
But then, seemingly inexplicably, Red Bull’s stranglehold on the sport vanished as McLaren and Ferrari - and to a lesser extent Mercedes - rediscovered their mojo.
—Dan Cancian, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
The Cincinnati Bengals are struggling to find their mojo this season, having lost another close game to the Los Angeles Chargers Sunday night.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 22 Nov. 2024
The tech giant started the year with a horrendous first quarter that had investors fretting the company had lost its mojo after the death of iconic founder Steve Jobs.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 26 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mojo
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Rooney was also hampered by injuries to key personnel, including to his captain, Joe Edwards, Northern Ireland international goalkeeper Conor Hazard and forwards Morgan Whittaker — an attacking talisman who has attracted interest from other Championship clubs — Ibrahim Cissoko and Muhamed Tijani.Richard Amofa, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
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The chocolate gelt—half-off at that point, since Hannukah was usually over—felt like exotic talismans.Joanna Solotaroff, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2024
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While Death Valley is known for its harsh daytime heat, Jadon says the magic truly happens after sunset.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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However, just when you’re getting swept up in the magic, your celestial ruler, Mars, retrogrades back into Cancer, bringing up old feelings while forcing you to revisit past relationships or unresolved emotions.Valerie Mesa, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
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Archeologists first discovered the amulet in a cemetery just outside Frankfurt during a 2017 to 2018 dig.Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 23 Dec. 2024
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The silver amulet was buried with a man in his 30s or 40s who died between 230 and 270 C.E., per the Greek Reporter’s Abdul Moeed.Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
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Unknown Armies This idiosyncratic modern magic game from Atlas Games plays like a gritty reboot of other games about sorcery.Rob Wieland, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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The fact that Desmond injures himself badly in pulling off this sorcery endears him to Corrino all the more, which of course puts Valya in a deeper fix.Scott Tobias, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2024
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The leadership of folks like Book and the Trans Folk Witch is especially significant considering the long history of exclusion within witchcraft.Emma Cieslik, Them, 1 Nov. 2024
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At the time, left-handedness was associated with witchcraft, so crew members would have relied on their right hands and put more stress on their right sides during repetitive tasks on the ship, Shankland said.Ashley Strickland, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Mojo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mojo. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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