1
as in talisman
something worn or kept to bring good luck or keep away evil
a mojo is a type of voodoo charm
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as in magic
the power to control natural forces through supernatural means
he joked that he had worked his mojo to assure a sunny day for the picnic
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Recent Examples of mojo
Committing one foul after another and repeatedly sending the Wildcats to the free-throw line while unable to generate any offense themselves, the Bruins lost their mojo in falling behind by 13 points midway through the second half.
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Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
Can the 36-year-old gunslinger rediscover his mojo against a salty Vikings defense?
—Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 6 Dec. 2024
As hard as Michigan tried to keep its championship mojo going, the Wolverines were exposed early on as a program in transition.
—Austin Meek, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
But then, seemingly inexplicably, Red Bull’s stranglehold on the sport vanished as McLaren and Ferrari - and to a lesser extent Mercedes - rediscovered their mojo.
—Dan Cancian, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
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Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
Can the 36-year-old gunslinger rediscover his mojo against a salty Vikings defense?
—Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 6 Dec. 2024
As hard as Michigan tried to keep its championship mojo going, the Wolverines were exposed early on as a program in transition.
—Austin Meek, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
But then, seemingly inexplicably, Red Bull’s stranglehold on the sport vanished as McLaren and Ferrari - and to a lesser extent Mercedes - rediscovered their mojo.
—Dan Cancian, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mojo
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Neymar, the talisman for the whole enterprise, was tarred with the same brush.—
Jack Lang,
The Athletic,
18 Jan. 2025
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The film’s second half goes in for horror-movie shock effects when the ghost of a white nemesis haunts the Charles family — bringing back the terrors of slavery — and the talisman piano becomes an instrument of exorcism.—
Armond White,
National Review,
27 Dec. 2024
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Quantum magic The process begins by using regular computers to simplify a problem to be solved using quantum hardware.—
John Timmer,
Ars Technica,
24 Jan. 2025
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Maybe Beane could work some contract magic for a big-ticket free agent, fans hoped.—
Tim Graham,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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Ornate jewelry also featured in a Roman burial ground in central Italy, where researchers uncovered gold necklaces and earrings, amulets, and silver rings adorned with amber.—
Meilan Solly,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 Dec. 2024
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Dating back to ancient Mesopotamia, the type of collar or amulet around a dog’s neck would indicate its owner's status and place in local communities.—
Annemarie Dooling,
USA TODAY,
24 Dec. 2024
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Unknown Armies This idiosyncratic modern magic game from Atlas Games plays like a gritty reboot of other games about sorcery.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025
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The fact that Desmond injures himself badly in pulling off this sorcery endears him to Corrino all the more, which of course puts Valya in a deeper fix.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
8 Dec. 2024
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Franklin’s immediate ancestors grew up in a world where the fear of witchcraft led to tragic consequences.—
Michael Sheldrick,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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The leadership of folks like Book and the Trans Folk Witch is especially significant considering the long history of exclusion within witchcraft.—
Emma Cieslik,
Them,
1 Nov. 2024
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“Mojo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mojo. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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