variants
also grigri
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gris-gris
Noun
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The hockey wonks up in the Grading The Week offices are a superstitious lot, especially where playoff juju is concerned.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
4 Apr. 2026 -
Needless to say, the Giants' good juju took a turn for the worse.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
22 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Like a talisman, anchoring to the here and now, to both the present tense and the constant, impermeability of time, where this one moment, this one oar dipping into water in a lake, is happening now, to me, to you, but also always, but also everywhere.—
Julia Hass,
Literary Hub,
24 Apr. 2026
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While his fans celebrated in the stands, City’s talisman sent the millions of viewers sitting in pubs and at home a message.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Daniel Bernhardt is Deathstalker, a legendary swordsman stuck with a cursed amulet who befriends swamp monsters and teams with a mini wizard (voiced by Patton Oswalt) to stop a dark magic from ruling the land.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
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The text also suggests wearing amulets that bring blessings and aid the transference of consciousness.—
Jue Liang,
The Conversation,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Gris-gris.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gris-gris. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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