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Recent Examples of jinx
Julia Moore, People.com, 13 May 2025
Hynes declined to address the penalty kill after the game as not to jinx it.
—Michael Russo, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Unless, of course, the writer’s jinx overcomes the tie pin and the palm trees.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 19 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Kylie told Woods, referring to the Knicks' 3-1 series lead over the Celtics and not wanting to jinx the next game's outcome.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 13 May 2025
Hynes declined to address the penalty kill after the game as not to jinx it.
—Michael Russo, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
Verb
The jinx broke when the Jordan basketball teams won a double victory during last Friday’s game with Chaska.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Unless, of course, the writer’s jinx overcomes the tie pin and the palm trees.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 19 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jinx
Noun
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Now, the princess must gather enough strength from herself and her triplet brothers to undo a curse.—
Sydni Ellis,
PEOPLE,
7 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
Verb
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Folklore portrays them as menacing figures lurking in the darkness who can possess those who wander too far from home.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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Routh was convicted in Greensboro, North Carolina, in 2002 for possessing an explosive device.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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For Onana, this spell will be remembered less for his ability than for the gap between promise and reality.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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The cosmos is casting a spell this September, and love is as magnetic and transformative as ever.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The post quickly gained attention on the platform, drawing laughter from viewers charmed by the pet's adventurous spirit and unfazed attitude.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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López Lizano spoke with a kind of halting formality, which charmed her.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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 11 Sep. 2025.
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