1
: a mystical formula of invocation (see invocation sense 2) or incantation (as in Hinduism)
2
: a word or phrase that is repeated often or expresses the beliefs of a person or group : watchword sense 2
"Diversity" has become our multicultural mantra …—
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a businessman whose mantra is “bigger is better”
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This statement, which is repeated like a mantra in countless spaces, is only a half-truth.
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Vicente Pava,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
The act of focusing intently on an object—a holy name, a mantra, the Eucharist—has the potential to transform a person’s desires.
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Meghan O’Gieblyn,
Harpers Magazine,
30 June 2026
The motivational mantra that Eric coined to fire up his football players has taken on a life beyond the TV screen.
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Sierra Leone Starks,
Parents,
30 June 2026
Some artists have eras, experimental phases, detours, creative dalliances; Arthur Russell’s career, for all its seeming contradictions—classical minimalism and lascivious disco, Zen Buddhist mantras and winsome country pop—was a continuum.
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Philip Sherburne,
Pitchfork,
27 June 2026
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Vicente Pava,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
The act of focusing intently on an object—a holy name, a mantra, the Eucharist—has the potential to transform a person’s desires.
—
Meghan O’Gieblyn,
Harpers Magazine,
30 June 2026
The motivational mantra that Eric coined to fire up his football players has taken on a life beyond the TV screen.
—
Sierra Leone Starks,
Parents,
30 June 2026
Some artists have eras, experimental phases, detours, creative dalliances; Arthur Russell’s career, for all its seeming contradictions—classical minimalism and lascivious disco, Zen Buddhist mantras and winsome country pop—was a continuum.
—
Philip Sherburne,
Pitchfork,
27 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for mantra
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“Mantra.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mantra. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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