1
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
It’s led to concerns London is losing – or has lost – its mojo.
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Zahra Tayeb, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2025
The beauty industry may have lost some of its early innovation mojo.
—Wayne Liu, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
The Wizards’ emphasis on offensive pace has helped Jordan Poole regain his mojo.
—Josh Robbins, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
The Cubs lost the game and their mojo.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2025
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Zahra Tayeb, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2025
The beauty industry may have lost some of its early innovation mojo.
—Wayne Liu, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
The Wizards’ emphasis on offensive pace has helped Jordan Poole regain his mojo.
—Josh Robbins, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
The Cubs lost the game and their mojo.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mojo
Noun
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During his Vanguard set, Moran at one point paused to hold up a talisman.—
Elizabeth Alexander,
Time,
1 Apr. 2025
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Brianna takes a picture of the shell on the beach, then holds it in her hand, staring as if at a talisman.—
Joyce Carol Oates,
The New Yorker,
16 Mar. 2025
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The magic of Frank Lloyd Wright’s genius design is its constant sense of surprise—an effect redoubled by the work of an artist like Johnson, who moves so fluidly between media.—
Stephanie Sporn,
Vogue,
18 Apr. 2025
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The free event will bring the magic of the rainforest alive with this interactive show.—
Pomerado News,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Apr. 2025
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Discovery: On a hike with her family, a 3-year-old stumbled across a 3,800-year-old Egyptian amulet.—
Justin Porter,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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On Tuesday, April 2, the Israel Antiquities Authority revealed in a Facebook post that three-year-old Ziv Nitzan of Ramot Meir found a 3,800-year-old scarab amulet during a family trip to Tel Azekah, Israel in March.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Wakanda Forever, the series brings Riri back home to Chicago, where the lines between science and sorcery start to blur.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
30 Mar. 2025
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Generating sophisticated charts or extracting hidden insights was a form of sorcery few dared to question.—
Florian Douetteau,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Rotoscope animation sets the stage for this wild 17th century look at a woman accused of witchcraft whose trial reveals the presence of a werewolf in a deeply religious Livonian community’s midst.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
16 Apr. 2025
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Rotoscope animation sets the stage for this wild 17th century look at a woman accused of witchcraft whose trial reveals the presence of a werewolf in a deeply religious Livonian community’s midst.—
Katcy Stephan,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Mojo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mojo. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
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