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as in nonsense
language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense
some economists have characterized the proposal as economic hoodoo that should be hooted down
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Recent Examples of hoodoo
And Smoke has sought out both the protection and the sublime cooking of a woman named Annie (the superb Wunmi Mosaku), a hoodoo practitioner who also knows how to serve up catfish for a huge crowd.
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Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 18 Apr. 2025
The big picture: The Fiery Furnace is a dramatic, labyrinthine cluster of rock fins and hoodoos — a fragile landscape that was degrading from overuse before permits were implemented in the 1990s.
—Erin Alberty, Axios, 24 Mar. 2025
Saturday’s game there between the teams is Brighton’s best chance yet to end their Etihad hoodoo.
—Andy Naylor, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
Although the hoodoos tend to take the glory, the trees within the park refuse to be outshone.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 2 Mar. 2025
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Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 18 Apr. 2025
The big picture: The Fiery Furnace is a dramatic, labyrinthine cluster of rock fins and hoodoos — a fragile landscape that was degrading from overuse before permits were implemented in the 1990s.
—Erin Alberty, Axios, 24 Mar. 2025
Saturday’s game there between the teams is Brighton’s best chance yet to end their Etihad hoodoo.
—Andy Naylor, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
Although the hoodoos tend to take the glory, the trees within the park refuse to be outshone.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 2 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hoodoo
Noun
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This nonsense all tracks back to a May 9 visit Baraka, McIver and other members of Congress made to a New Jersey immigration detention center.—
Chris Brennan,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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Stellar Blade was one of my favorite games of last year, a stellar (ha) action adventure title that did not deserve the culture war nonsense that surrounded it.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
Noun
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The following list contains killer robots, talking cats, deadly curses and period crime dramas.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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The 18-inch model leaves a cavernous space beneath the bed that can accommodate several tote-style storage containers—which could be a blessing or a curse depending on the usual state of your bedroom floor.—
Louryn Strampe,
Wired News,
15 May 2025
Noun
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Use it to find and retrieve stray nuts or bolts in any crevice.—
Nora Colomer,
FOXNews.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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Vegetables like broccoli, tomatoes, mushrooms, onions, kale and asparagus are also included in most low-carb diets—as are eggs, cheese, Greek yogurt and nuts like walnuts, peanuts, macadamia nuts and pistachios.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Goalkeeper Begovic returned to Everton last summer, having had a stint with the club between 2021 and 2023 and making 10 appearances across both spells.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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Not in the books or in the spells that characters cast.—
Remington Miller,
Arkansas Online,
16 May 2025
Noun
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Any actor that’s been working for over three decades has a giant garbage bag filled of pilots.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
15 May 2025
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Bears are generally solitary, shy animals but are food-driven and often find easy meals in garbage bins.—
Stephen Hudak,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2025
Noun
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Knocking on wood: This age-old superstition is believed to prevent bad luck or jinxes.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Austin American-Statesman,
13 Dec. 2024
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This gave Mahomes the go ahead to change up his hairstyle without worrying about a potential jinx.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Not yet ready to give up on music, Golden dabbled in music journalism throughout the Seventies, writing for Rolling Stone and Creem, and took up residence singing jazz at Clifford’s Lounge on the Upper West Side.—
Jeff Gage,
Rolling Stone,
20 May 2025
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Problem is, Chisholm himself knew nothing about jazz.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
19 May 2025
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Maybe Samsung will work some software voodoo and make that smaller battery last longer.—
Mitch Wallace,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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The victims, many of them elderly, were accused of using voodoo to harm the gang leader’s son.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Hoodoo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoodoo. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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