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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Upon arrival, visitors are greeted by Louise Bourgeois’ spider sculpture seemingly floating on a lake, standing guard like a talisman, while a giant Damien Hirst anatomical sculpture stands like a sentry at the entrance.
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Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
The brand new, perfectly crisp notebooks beckoning with their greedy blank pages, the pencil points sharp as needles, the immaculate backpack begging for books—all of these talismans represented a feeling of possibility and transformation.
—Christine Pride, SELF, 25 Sep. 2024
Captain James Rodríguez, who has long been a talisman for the Cafeteros, was instrumental in the victory over the reigning World Cup and Copa América champion, providing the cross for Yerson Mosquera’s close-range header and converting a second-half penalty.
—George Ramsay, CNN, 11 Sep. 2024
The house, stuffed with bad taxidermy and ominous talismans, would be unwelcoming even without the jarring noises and phantom presences coming from behind that cellar door, which Peig herself believes to be a dangerous spiritual threshold.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 13 Aug. 2024
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Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
The brand new, perfectly crisp notebooks beckoning with their greedy blank pages, the pencil points sharp as needles, the immaculate backpack begging for books—all of these talismans represented a feeling of possibility and transformation.
—Christine Pride, SELF, 25 Sep. 2024
Captain James Rodríguez, who has long been a talisman for the Cafeteros, was instrumental in the victory over the reigning World Cup and Copa América champion, providing the cross for Yerson Mosquera’s close-range header and converting a second-half penalty.
—George Ramsay, CNN, 11 Sep. 2024
The house, stuffed with bad taxidermy and ominous talismans, would be unwelcoming even without the jarring noises and phantom presences coming from behind that cellar door, which Peig herself believes to be a dangerous spiritual threshold.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 13 Aug. 2024
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“Talisman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talisman. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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