as in amulet
something worn or kept to bring good luck or keep away evil
a pendant of white nephrite jade is often worn by Indians as a talisman to ward off heart disease
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Recent Examples of talisman
Bayern talisman Harry Kane scored from the penalty spot tonight but was involved in a lot of his team’s other goals today.
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Ben Church,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2026
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.
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Gerard Degroot,
Air Mail,
25 Apr. 2026
Lemann, like the talkative older ladies of her youth, clutches the motifs of her past like talismans.
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Brandy Jensen,
New Yorker,
8 Apr. 2026
The townsfolk are terrifying, but perhaps this thing is not warded off by the talismans.
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Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
18 Mar. 2026
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Ben Church,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2026
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
Lemann, like the talkative older ladies of her youth, clutches the motifs of her past like talismans.
—
Brandy Jensen,
New Yorker,
8 Apr. 2026
The townsfolk are terrifying, but perhaps this thing is not warded off by the talismans.
—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
18 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for talisman
Recent Examples of Synonyms for talisman
amulet
Noun
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Irony is thus the amulet of thought, which is why it is favored by philosophers from Socrates to Kierkegaard to Derrida.
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The debut feature from Guillermo del Toro, Cronos tells the story of an older man (Federico Luppi) who discovers a mystical amulet that gives him a more energized, youthful demeanor — at a cost.
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“Talisman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talisman. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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