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
One person is dead and two others are injured after Purdue University's mascot train was involved in a deadly crash on an Indiana highway.
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Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025
According to the Purdue Reamer Club, the Boilermaker Special is the official mascot of Purdue University.
—Ron Wilkins, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
As for what’s coming next, the agent said he’s spoken with a number of food brands with character mascots, kicking around ideas with companies like M&Ms and Lucky Charms, to name just a couple.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2025
Legal battle comes to a head The school district sued the state in federal court in September 2023 in an attempt to keep the chief as its mascot, embarking on a subsequent legal battle that came to a head last month, with a judge dismissing the case.
—Polo Sandoval, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2025
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Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025
According to the Purdue Reamer Club, the Boilermaker Special is the official mascot of Purdue University.
—Ron Wilkins, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
As for what’s coming next, the agent said he’s spoken with a number of food brands with character mascots, kicking around ideas with companies like M&Ms and Lucky Charms, to name just a couple.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2025
Legal battle comes to a head The school district sued the state in federal court in September 2023 in an attempt to keep the chief as its mascot, embarking on a subsequent legal battle that came to a head last month, with a judge dismissing the case.
—Polo Sandoval, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mascot
Noun
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The real Hong-rang climbed a hanok wall in an attempt to remove the talisman, but slipped and fell.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
16 May 2025
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Initials and the brand’s Eye of the Tiger motif—a design with roots in Ottoman Empire and Eastern philosophy is a modern talisman for strength and vitality—motif can also be added to bags.—
Roxanne Robinson,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
Noun
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In what is now China, fish carved from jade were worn as amulets, hanging like pendants, as far back as 10,000 B.C. in the Neolithic Age, according to Carol Michaelson, a research curator in the British Museum’s Asia department.—
Melanie Abrams,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2025
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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
Noun
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Marvel fans will love the subtle Spider-Man emblem on the side, accompanying stickers, and more fun features.—
Katrina Cossey,
Parents,
14 May 2025
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They’d been defeated by invading Nazi German forces but didn’t want anything to happen to their important emblems.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
7 May 2025
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“Mascot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mascot. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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