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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evil eye
Noun
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Annie wondered if her predilection for Boy Talk had been living dormant in her body, the way chicken pox stayed quiet for decades and then bloomed into shingles.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026 -
Shingles is a reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus that causes chicken pox.—
Ashley Milne-Tyte,
NPR,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The same goes for June, the shape-shifting human voodoo doll and hitwoman who became a swift fan favorite in Book 2.—
Entertainment Weekly,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 Apr. 2026
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Prosecutors showed the jury a picture of a voodoo doll that Church allegedly kept of Randall.—
Penny Kmitt,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Tens of millions of downloads deep, among discussions regarding ongoing bear curses and the quiet art of being a decent person, Drew Barrymore has asked about boogers and Jane Fonda has asked about hope.—
Brittany Delay,
Mercury News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Your precision is a gift, not a curse.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Less than four months after his previous interim spell as Chelsea head coach, Calum McFarlane is back in the hot seat.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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With a blend of atmospheric beatmaking, gauzy harmonies, and impressionistic songwriting, Quiet Light’s music casts a distinct spell, like stumbling upon Imogen Heap in a forest clearing or imagining a Taylor Swift album produced by Harold Budd.—
Harry Tafoya,
Pitchfork,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Evil eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evil%20eye. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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