as in amulet
something worn or kept to bring good luck or keep away evil
a pendant of white nephrite jade is often worn by Indians as a talisman to ward off heart disease
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At Chloé, the faux fur tassels and antique gold talisman charms successfully transitioned the brand’s bohemian energy from spring to fall.
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Sandra Salibian, WWD, 17 Mar. 2025
The Athletic’s Mark Carey recently introduced the ‘talisman tax’, which looks at the number of times a player had the last action within their team’s sequence of possession.
—Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
There is also an unknown over the futures of skipper Rohit Sharma and talisman Virat Kohli in this format.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
The mood in the camp is good, even without 37-year-old talisman Roy Krishna, the highest-scoring and most-capped Fiji player of all time.
—Reuters, NBC News, 6 Mar. 2025
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Sandra Salibian, WWD, 17 Mar. 2025
The Athletic’s Mark Carey recently introduced the ‘talisman tax’, which looks at the number of times a player had the last action within their team’s sequence of possession.
—Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
There is also an unknown over the futures of skipper Rohit Sharma and talisman Virat Kohli in this format.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
The mood in the camp is good, even without 37-year-old talisman Roy Krishna, the highest-scoring and most-capped Fiji player of all time.
—Reuters, NBC News, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Talisman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talisman. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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