as in talisman
something worn or kept to bring good luck or keep away evil
a small cross made of goat bone was worn in the Middle Ages as an amulet to ward off evil
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Recent Examples of amulet
Brides in South Asia are famously decked out in the precious metal – necklaces, earrings, nose rings, hair pieces and amulets – that can be gifted or inherited.
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Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 13 July 2025
Signature brand pieces include amulets, angels, royal blue moonstones and more.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 6 June 2025
Over the centuries, the ash preserved the remains of the family, the wooden bed frame and other items, including a bronze amulet known as a bulla and a stash of amphorae filled with garum, a popular Roman fish sauce.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2025
Among them were amulets and a sculpture of a king from the Ptolemaic dynasty more than 2,000 years ago.
—James Barron, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2025
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Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 13 July 2025
Signature brand pieces include amulets, angels, royal blue moonstones and more.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 6 June 2025
Over the centuries, the ash preserved the remains of the family, the wooden bed frame and other items, including a bronze amulet known as a bulla and a stash of amphorae filled with garum, a popular Roman fish sauce.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2025
Among them were amulets and a sculpture of a king from the Ptolemaic dynasty more than 2,000 years ago.
—James Barron, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amulet
talisman
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The poem functioned as a talisman to these students, offering a vision of a possible future, where mutual aid and solidarity across difference told an alternative story to the one skewed by both corporate and rightwing media.—
Philip Metres
August 27,
Literary Hub,
27 Aug. 2025
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On Earth, Cade is given a mysterious talisman from an ancient autobot.—
Rendy Jones August 27,
EW.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Amulet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amulet. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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