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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
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.
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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
With more happy returns expected from the 2026 Winter Games in Italy and the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles, NBCUniversal may need to develop some new muscles in order to maintain the synergistic mojo.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2024
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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
With more happy returns expected from the 2026 Winter Games in Italy and the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles, NBCUniversal may need to develop some new muscles in order to maintain the synergistic mojo.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mojo
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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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Isak is Newcastle’s talisman, so he is nailed on to start and will be the first-choice penalty taker too now that team-mate Callum Wilson (£6.9m) is injured again.Abdul Rehman, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024
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What started as a simple parade down Main Street U.S.A. has evolved into a global celebration of Disney magic.Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 25 Dec. 2024
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That didn’t stop him from falling in love with the craft after his first glimpse of live magic on a cruise at age 13.Justin Birnbaum, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
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These objects, often fashioned from stone, were thought to be imbued with magical properties and worn as amulets, although they were also sometimes used as impression seals.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Another decoration on the amulet is the nefer symbol, which in Egyptian means ‘good’ or ‘chosen’.Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 5 Dec. 2024
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In this period, potential triggers for violence may have included theft, perceived slights and insults, and charges of sorcery.Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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Rolling with the sound of Slo-Be Bryant 3, one of the great West Coast tapes of the 2020s, Slo-Be’s steely, ominous murmurs give his sentimental gangster rap the air of sorcery.Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 9 Dec. 2024
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Global Vision has held conferences and events that have included inviting people to burn items the church relates to witchcraft and the occult, which have gained reaction.Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 19 Nov. 2024
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The power of belief can shape our experiences, and in modern-day witchcraft, the energy and intention behind a curse can manifest misfortune if someone allows that negative energy to take root in their mind or life.Valerie Mesa, People.com, 19 Oct. 2024
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“Mojo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mojo. Accessed 3 Jan. 2025.
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