as in Indian signs
something that brings bad luck
some hoodoo must be at work—I lost both sets of house keys
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Recent Examples of hoodoos
Tracing the contours of the Rio Grande through Big Bend Ranch State Park, the River Road passes hoodoos and a dizzying overlook called the Big Hill.
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Eva Frederick, Travel + Leisure, 26 Aug. 2025
Bryce Canyon’s Fairyland Loop presents a fairy-tale landscape of biscuity hoodoos.
—Jennifer Malloy, Outside, 1 Aug. 2025
Eva Frederick, Travel + Leisure, 26 Aug. 2025
Bryce Canyon’s Fairyland Loop presents a fairy-tale landscape of biscuity hoodoos.
—Jennifer Malloy, Outside, 1 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hoodoos
Noun
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Set for Vietnamese release in the fourth quarter of 2025, The Whispering Spirit is based on ancient myths about special days known as ‘Tam Nương’ that have curses placed on them.—
Liz Shackleton,
Deadline,
19 Sep. 2025
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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
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The new study examined multiple measures of labor market disruption, drawing on Bureau of Labor Statistics data on job losses, spells of unemployment, and shifts in broader occupational composition.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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Defender Moïse Bombito and winger Liam Millar both have returned after lengthy injury spells for important friendlies against Australia, ranked 25th in the world by FIFA, and Colombia, ranked 13th.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Hoodoos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoodoos. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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