as in amulets
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 mascots
The kiwi isn't the most intimidating of national symbols compared with other mascots such as eagles or lions.
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ABC News, 18 May 2026
Arizona Cardinals The Cardinals used AI to bring together a Zoom meeting of the mascots.
—Jayna Bardahl, New York Times, 15 May 2026
There is a seemingly never-ending cascade of progress bars and checklists tied to road discovery, car photography and, in true Horizon tradition, smashing XP boards and mascots.
—Adam Ismail, The Drive, 14 May 2026
Cowboy Bob, who is about 20 feet tall, plays guitar and wears a bolo tie, is one of several oversize fiberglass mascots along 11th Street in the Meadow Gold District of Tulsa.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Engagement opportunities included open submissions for school names and mascots, community voting and ongoing reminders across platforms.
—Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 10 May 2026
Our agenda is still shaping up, but will certainly include promenading with the official mascots, catching up on our reading, and taking a nap or two.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 8 May 2026
Using school nicknames, mascots, and logos would also be banned.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026
The California Racial Mascots Act, passed in the State Assembly by a 62-0 vote and signed in 2024, requires that public schools K-12 remove Native American team names, nicknames and mascots that could be viewed as derogatory.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 30 Apr. 2026
ABC News, 18 May 2026
Arizona Cardinals The Cardinals used AI to bring together a Zoom meeting of the mascots.
—Jayna Bardahl, New York Times, 15 May 2026
There is a seemingly never-ending cascade of progress bars and checklists tied to road discovery, car photography and, in true Horizon tradition, smashing XP boards and mascots.
—Adam Ismail, The Drive, 14 May 2026
Cowboy Bob, who is about 20 feet tall, plays guitar and wears a bolo tie, is one of several oversize fiberglass mascots along 11th Street in the Meadow Gold District of Tulsa.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Engagement opportunities included open submissions for school names and mascots, community voting and ongoing reminders across platforms.
—Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 10 May 2026
Our agenda is still shaping up, but will certainly include promenading with the official mascots, catching up on our reading, and taking a nap or two.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 8 May 2026
Using school nicknames, mascots, and logos would also be banned.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026
The California Racial Mascots Act, passed in the State Assembly by a 62-0 vote and signed in 2024, requires that public schools K-12 remove Native American team names, nicknames and mascots that could be viewed as derogatory.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 30 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mascots
Noun
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Sharp objects like scissors and needles or amulets should be carried by pregnant women or placed near sleeping children to ward off her attacks.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 May 2026
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The text also suggests wearing amulets that bring blessings and aid the transference of consciousness.—
Jue Liang,
The Conversation,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In the dying days of the Russian Empire, highborn ladies would willingly cut the dirty fingernails of the peasant Grigori Rasputin and then sew the clippings onto their dresses like sacred talismans.—
Gerard DeGroot,
Air Mail,
25 Apr. 2026
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Lemann, like the talkative older ladies of her youth, clutches the motifs of her past like talismans.—
Brandy Jensen,
New Yorker,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Others have opted to place banners in the stands or sponsor emblems on seatbacks.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
8 May 2026
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As Akhavan speaks, the absurdity of reading the lilies as emblems of colonialism is impossible to ignore.—
Harrison Jacobs,
ARTnews.com,
6 May 2026
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“Mascots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mascots. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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