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Recent Examples of jinx
Darren Cooper, Forbes.com, 12 Feb. 2026
Thankfully for them, the original court storm was not a jinx.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 8 Feb. 2026
Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
Originally scheduled for three innings, López didn’t want to jinx the game with the Twins ahead and stayed through the final out.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 11 July 2025
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Noun
Does New England build on this year or fall victim to the runner up jinx?
—Darren Cooper, Forbes.com, 12 Feb. 2026
Thankfully for them, the original court storm was not a jinx.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 8 Feb. 2026
Verb
Lerman blames this reticence on a deeply ingrained anxiety about jinxing things.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
Originally scheduled for three innings, López didn’t want to jinx the game with the Twins ahead and stayed through the final out.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jinx
Noun
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Baseball has always been a sport that believes in the occult — in juju and curses and superstitions.—
Tim Rohan,
NBC news,
3 May 2026
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Mike Russo writes that, in breaking their curse, the Wild may have their best shot at a title in franchise history.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
Verb
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The indictment charges each individual with conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, officials said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
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Officials define crime guns as firearms that have been stolen or are illegally possessed, have been used in a crime, or are suspected of having been used in a crime.—
Connor Sheets,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Patrick is willing to do anything to help his wife, but becomes distrustful of the retreat’s enigmatic leader (Weaver) even as Abigail falls under her spell.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
8 May 2026
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Dry spells drive animals out of their usual habitats in search of food and water.—
Isabel Debre,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
Verb
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Then again, Ortiz has been pretty charmed this weekend with five winners on Friday, including the Oaks, and five seconds in 11 mounts Saturday before capping it with the Derby.—
Gary B. Graves,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2026
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Arthur from the Times is, against all odds, really charmed by Widow’s Bay.—
Jen Chaney,
Vulture,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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More on culture An Eagles fan brought a Patrick Mahomes voodoo doll to the Super Bowl.—
Emily Bazelon,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2025
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Despite his clearly enjoying killing people for personal reasons, the movie’s Kraven seems to think of himself as a kind of antihero, which voodoo practitioner Calypso (Ariana DeBose) rightfully clocks as a red flag.—
Charles Pulliam-Moore,
The Verge,
20 June 2023
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“Jinx.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jinx. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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