as in myth
a belief or way of behaving that is based on fear of the unknown and faith in magic or luck; a belief that certain events or things will bring good or bad luck
It is a common superstition that a black cat crossing your path is bad luck.
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Recent Examples of superstition
This superstition is going to fail for someone.
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Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2026
Joplin’s luminous musical parable on the evils of ignorance and superstition, on redemption through education and enlightenment, is uncannily attuned to the present moment.
—Larry Wolff, The New York Review of Books, 16 May 2026
The film tracks three couples celebrating an engagement who antagonize a real Balinese superstition said to doom relationships, setting off a chain of fractures, suspicion and increasingly bizarre encounters.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 May 2026
Baseball has always been a sport that believes in the occult — in juju and curses and superstitions.
—Tim Rohan, NBC news, 3 May 2026
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Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2026
Joplin’s luminous musical parable on the evils of ignorance and superstition, on redemption through education and enlightenment, is uncannily attuned to the present moment.
—Larry Wolff, The New York Review of Books, 16 May 2026
The film tracks three couples celebrating an engagement who antagonize a real Balinese superstition said to doom relationships, setting off a chain of fractures, suspicion and increasingly bizarre encounters.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 May 2026
Baseball has always been a sport that believes in the occult — in juju and curses and superstitions.
—Tim Rohan, NBC news, 3 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for superstition
Noun
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Another myth concerns interest rates.—
Lew Sichelman,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2026
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The result is a quieter map of Europe — one shaped by myth, food, architecture and history that most tourists never reach.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
3 June 2026
Noun
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Santos, whose political rise and fall was characterized by a notorious trail of lies and falsehoods, claimed my story was riddled with errors.—
Bobby Allyn,
NPR,
4 June 2026
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The other Philadelphia runs scored on a throwing error by San Diego reliever Yuki Matsui on a pickoff attempt and a fielder's choice by Brandon Marsh.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 June 2026
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“Superstition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superstition. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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