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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That wouldn’t be easy, as the amulet was located 80 feet deep into the ocean on Blackbeard’s last ship.
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Jordana Comiter, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
Advertisement Archaeologists also unearthed brooches, necklace beads, knives, and even a small shard of glass that may have served as an amulet.
—James Brooks, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
Johnson continued to play the new-age bohemian with a pendulous amulet swinging from her neck.
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 5 Sep. 2024
At least Natalie Portman got the memo, arriving at Paris Fashion Week serving full The Craft with a ribbon choker bearing a spooky amulet.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 24 Sep. 2024
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Jordana Comiter, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
Advertisement Archaeologists also unearthed brooches, necklace beads, knives, and even a small shard of glass that may have served as an amulet.
—James Brooks, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
Johnson continued to play the new-age bohemian with a pendulous amulet swinging from her neck.
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 5 Sep. 2024
At least Natalie Portman got the memo, arriving at Paris Fashion Week serving full The Craft with a ribbon choker bearing a spooky amulet.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 24 Sep. 2024
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“Amulet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amulet. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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