evil eye

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evil eye
Noun
  • But the two that wildlife biologists are most concerned about are the southern house mosquito (Culex quinquefasciatus), which spreads avian malaria, and the Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus), which spreads avian pox.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 June 2025
  • Witnesses recall seeing sufferers with so many pox on their faces that their features were no longer identifiable.
    Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 4 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • On Friday and Saturday evenings, the dinner menu features standout dishes like shrimp and grits and the flavorful voodoo pasta, combining shrimp, chicken, and andouille sausage in a spicy, creamy sauce.
    Korrin Bishop, Southern Living, 13 July 2025
  • Turns out the island's rotting dead are rising from the grave—the result of a voodoo curse.
    James Grebey, Time, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • Rumors of a Satanic curse on the event skittered around the Haight, so early on the morning of the 14th, Ginsberg, Snyder, and Alan Watts conducted a pradakshina, a Buddhist purification rite.
    Dennis McNally, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2025
  • As those points attest, emotional wording can be a blessing and a curse.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • When Wednesday asks how to make the tears stop, Morticia forces her to give up Goody’s book of spells.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
  • In the end, Thing lets Morticia take Goody’s book of spells.
    Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025
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