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Recent Examples of juju
Needless to say, the Giants' good juju took a turn for the worse.
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Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025
In some ways, stocks are trading at record highs because of the bad juju in America’s economy, not in spite of it.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
Walter Sam believes in the magical power of accurately wielding words as well as the bad juju that comes with spouting them all willy-nilly.
—Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
American horror almost always exists in the shadow of American society; cinema can’t help but distill all our bad juju into finely concentrated, gruesome genre goo.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2025
Have the world-weary shamus and the former Aztec capital lost their noir juju?
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Put on all your lucky clothes, manifest your heart out, and run through all the habits that you’re convinced bring you good juju.
—Grace McCarty, SELF, 28 Dec. 2024
But for the young Nigerian women victimized by a human trafficker in 2016, their belief in the juju religion was a controlling force.
—Lisa Henricksson, airmail.news, 19 Oct. 2024
White sage incense sticks and bath salts dispel bad juju to reset the mood.
—Talia Abbas, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2024
Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025
In some ways, stocks are trading at record highs because of the bad juju in America’s economy, not in spite of it.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
Walter Sam believes in the magical power of accurately wielding words as well as the bad juju that comes with spouting them all willy-nilly.
—Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
American horror almost always exists in the shadow of American society; cinema can’t help but distill all our bad juju into finely concentrated, gruesome genre goo.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2025
Have the world-weary shamus and the former Aztec capital lost their noir juju?
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Put on all your lucky clothes, manifest your heart out, and run through all the habits that you’re convinced bring you good juju.
—Grace McCarty, SELF, 28 Dec. 2024
But for the young Nigerian women victimized by a human trafficker in 2016, their belief in the juju religion was a controlling force.
—Lisa Henricksson, airmail.news, 19 Oct. 2024
White sage incense sticks and bath salts dispel bad juju to reset the mood.
—Talia Abbas, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for juju
Noun
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British Vogue reported that Nicola's mother, model Claudia Heffner, added an evil eye talisman to her daughter's wedding dress, along with a message stitched in blue.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
21 Jan. 2026
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Carved from whale bones, reindeer antlers and walrus tusks, these fierce talismans are vengeful spirits traditionally created by shamans to destroy enemies.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
Noun
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At Tel Azeka, a little girl found a 3,800-year-old amulet tied to the Canaanite people.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
10 Jan. 2026
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Even his name held magic, being the Kikongo word for amulet or charm.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Though the defense lost its clutch-gene mojo in 2025, there’s not much reason to believe this area can’t be part of a turnaround in 2026.—
Jesse Newell,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Looking to find his missing mojo, the 19-year-old shed his signature dreadlocks leading up to a visit from the Vols (11-5, 1-2).—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Local youth and families will participate alongside some 49ers, as well as the Super Bowl participants’ cheerleaders and mascots.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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To activate the campaign, Loewe launched a lantern festival at Nanjing‘s historical Yuyuan Garden, featuring adorable mascots such as the whimsical platypus, a contemplative horse, and a slender deer.—
Denni Hu,
Footwear News,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Juju.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/juju. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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