evil eye

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evil eye
Noun
  • An overarching concern for all involved is that more such communications will come out that will prove a pox on everyone’s houses, so to speak.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Both conditions are caused by viruses closely associated with squirrels, although squirrel pox is more common among red squirrels typically in the United Kingdom.
    Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • But maybe a little bit of voodoo was exactly what the Cubs needed Tuesday against the hottest team in baseball.
    Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025
  • The 1995 case found that a Louisiana school board could not ban a scholarly book on the practice of voodoo and hoodoo if its goal was to prevent students from learning about the two variations of African tribal religion.
    Bayliss Wagner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Noun
  • Now, the princess must gather enough strength from herself and her triplet brothers to undo a curse.
    Sydni Ellis, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
  • As rocks and curses flew from the street, bullets spat from the middle window on the south side of the house.
    Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • For Onana, this spell will be remembered less for his ability than for the gap between promise and reality.
    James McNicholas, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The cosmos is casting a spell this September, and love is as magnetic and transformative as ever.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Evil eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evil%20eye. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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