Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jinxing
Verb
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Her wails make Davina recall her own confinement, where she was treated similarly awfully and responded by cursing the women in the room.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
5 Sep. 2025 -
Alisah, who was present in the passenger’s seat of the car, also got caught up in the mix, cursing at Renner’s mom.—
Essence,
Essence,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Their charges include possessing weapons of mass destruction, possessing explosive devices and threat of terrorism, Fox 13 reported.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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In April, O’Connor was arrested on separate charges of possessing child pornography and transmitting harmful material to minors.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Jinxing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jinxing. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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