as in talisman
something worn or kept to bring good luck or keep away evil
she wears a mascot made of ebony and silver on a chain around her neck
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Recent Examples of mascot
For the magazine’s seventy-fifth anniversary, in 2000, the dog-loving portraitist William Wegman dressed up one of his Weimaraners as Eustace Tilley, our dandyish mascot, originally drawn by Rea Irvin.
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The New Yorker, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
On that time Ohio’s mascot ambushed Ohio State’s mascot 15 years ago, by NBC4’s Jerod Smalley.
—Jason Kirk, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
Some noted that a Halloween costume worn by Robinson closely resembled a Groyer mascot, and that the Bella Ciao song appeared on a recent public Groyper playlist.
—Richard Hall, Time, 13 Sep. 2025
The SnapDragon is the official apple of the Buffalo Bills, complete with a logo and a mascot named Snappy the Dragon.
—Mark Dent, HubSpot, 12 Sep. 2025
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The New Yorker, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
On that time Ohio’s mascot ambushed Ohio State’s mascot 15 years ago, by NBC4’s Jerod Smalley.
—Jason Kirk, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
Some noted that a Halloween costume worn by Robinson closely resembled a Groyer mascot, and that the Bella Ciao song appeared on a recent public Groyper playlist.
—Richard Hall, Time, 13 Sep. 2025
The SnapDragon is the official apple of the Buffalo Bills, complete with a logo and a mascot named Snappy the Dragon.
—Mark Dent, HubSpot, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mascot
Noun
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The finale closes on the skull, mysteriously crackling with energy, a talisman of promise and threat at once.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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Inside the Pandora party, there was plenty to experience, with activities themed to the various talisman coins.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Like an amulet, or a bible, the immense and somehow lingering grief and rage flowing through it is with me everywhere.—
Sara Stridsberg
September 15,
Literary Hub,
15 Sep. 2025
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Calligraphers like Mustapha produce sacred work, such as copies of the Quran, books of religious poetry, and amulets.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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On this rainy August night, there were plenty of American accents to be heard in the arena; concertgoers were given lanyards with light-up emblems in the shape of cameras, which evoked the album title while also making everyone look like a tourist.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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Enter Lance, short for Lancelot, who helps guard the Patmos castle; the classic fortified structure is the company’s emblem.—
PJ Green
September 14,
Kansas City Star,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Mascot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mascot. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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