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Recent Examples of jinx
Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 12 Sep. 2024
Until overtime, when Kong ended the duel. Is Macron a jinx?
—Sean Gregory / Paris, TIME, 28 July 2024
Jerry Goldfeder, New York Daily News, 24 July 2024
Not to jinx myself but the things that people expect a quick reply to are rarely urgent.
—Kelly Washington, refinery29.com, 18 Apr. 2023
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Noun
Illinois Secretary of State Charles Carpentier was honored for being elected to a third term — breaking the two-term jinx that previously prevailed for the post.
—Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 12 Sep. 2024
Until overtime, when Kong ended the duel. Is Macron a jinx?
—Sean Gregory / Paris, TIME, 28 July 2024
Verb
These folks back her, but think my support would jinx her campaign.
—Jerry Goldfeder, New York Daily News, 24 July 2024
Not to jinx myself but the things that people expect a quick reply to are rarely urgent.
—Kelly Washington, refinery29.com, 18 Apr. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jinx
Noun
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And anyone who believed in curses was gaining some evidence.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
19 Jan. 2025
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Cubs fan sabotages his own team and extends the most infamous curse in MLB history During Game 6 of the 2003 National League Division vs. the then-Florida Marlins, Chicago Cubs fan Steve Bartman reached out and grabbed a ball that could have been caught.—
Jackson Thompson,
Fox News,
17 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Now, he’s finally possessed by Paimon, who had been within Charlie all along.—
Erica Marrison,
People.com,
19 Jan. 2025
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And on the other hand, in a world where most of their top arms remain healthy and effective, the Dodgers could possess one of the most imposing starting pitching staffs in recent memory.—
Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2025
Noun
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In that two-year spell with Slegers as head coach, Rosengard won back-to-back league titles.—
Art de Roché,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
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Target and Chaser successfully maneuvered from 50 feet (15 meters) apart to just 10 feet (3 m), held at that close separation for a spell, and then completed the docking process, ISRO wrote in last night's X post.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
16 Jan. 2025
Verb
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In one viral moment from 2019, Stephen Curry’s then 2-year-old daughter charmed the entire NBA viewing audience while sitting on her dad’s lap during a press conference.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
27 Jan. 2025
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The film is a fish-out-of-water caper, as two exotic art weirdos attempt to charm ranchers and perplexed local officials.—
Michael Schulman,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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“Jinx.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jinx. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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