as in talisman
something worn or kept to bring good luck or keep away evil
she wears a mascot made of ebony and silver on a chain around her neck
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Recent Examples of mascot
His brother, Vincent, was the mascot.
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Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2026
The pool reporter in Denver, Jeff Legwold of ESPN, might as well have asked Thunder, the Broncos' Arabian horse mascot, for his view of the play.
—Mike Sando, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2026
There's no doubt the hardware outperforms the software, but there are some new AI features to both the system and the famed Game Space platform, with RedMagic's mascot Mora offering more playing assistance too.
—New Atlas, 18 Jan. 2026
Sebastian the Ibis, UM’s mascot, led the way on the lakeside patio of the UM campus in Coral Gables.
—Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2026
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Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2026
The pool reporter in Denver, Jeff Legwold of ESPN, might as well have asked Thunder, the Broncos' Arabian horse mascot, for his view of the play.
—Mike Sando, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2026
There's no doubt the hardware outperforms the software, but there are some new AI features to both the system and the famed Game Space platform, with RedMagic's mascot Mora offering more playing assistance too.
—New Atlas, 18 Jan. 2026
Sebastian the Ibis, UM’s mascot, led the way on the lakeside patio of the UM campus in Coral Gables.
—Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mascot
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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Did you get picked because the amulet looked best with your outfit?—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
4 Feb. 2026
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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
Noun
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Whether ornate and symbolic or streamlined and technical, each uniform serves as an emblem of national identity; of course function is just as important as form, if not more, for this year’s Olympic and Paralympic athletes.—
Christina Pérez,
Vogue,
3 Feb. 2026
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As part of the demonstration, the G1 traversed a snowfield while autonomously tracing the outline of a Winter Olympics emblem measuring approximately 186 metres by 100 metres.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Mascot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mascot. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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