variants
also grigri
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gris-gris
Noun
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Have the world-weary shamus and the former Aztec capital lost their noir juju?—
Patrick J. McDonnell,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2025 -
Put on all your lucky clothes, manifest your heart out, and run through all the habits that you’re convinced bring you good juju.—
Grace McCarty,
SELF,
28 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Raphinha’s renaissance may have been stealing all the headlines, but Lewandowski is still Barcelona’s talisman.—
Brett Koremenos,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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Naturally, the Liverpool fanbase is calling on the board to give the talisman his dough, whatever the salary.—
Henry Flynn,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The amulet was found near the Tel Azka site, which has regularly yielded archaeological matter.—
Alex Greenberger for ARTNews,
Robb Report,
7 Apr. 2025
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Other stones surrounded the amulet, but this one stood out, her older sister said.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Gris-gris.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gris-gris. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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