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
My friend keeps the amulet for protection and leaves the rest of the kit for burning.
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Jennifer Pak, NPR, 11 Mar. 2026
Did you get picked because the amulet looked best with your outfit?
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2026
At Tel Azeka, a little girl found a 3,800-year-old amulet tied to the Canaanite people.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 10 Jan. 2026
Shop the amulet charm collection here.
—Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 9 Dec. 2025
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Jennifer Pak, NPR, 11 Mar. 2026
Did you get picked because the amulet looked best with your outfit?
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2026
At Tel Azeka, a little girl found a 3,800-year-old amulet tied to the Canaanite people.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 10 Jan. 2026
Shop the amulet charm collection here.
—Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 9 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amulet
talisman
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Ruing the absence of a talisman, an inspirational figure who can bend a game to their will.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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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
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“Amulet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amulet. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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