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mascot

noun

ˈma-ˌskät How to pronounce mascot (audio)
Definition of mascotnext
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 The local school mascot, Bucky the Beaver, made an appearance. — Patrik Jonsson, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Sep. 2026 Colonel Reb, the school’s Confederate homage of a mascot, was not replaced until 2003 and there was significant resistance to that move. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026 Reveille herself made an appearance before the game, while Dude Perfect’s Tyler Toney took a live at-bat for the Bananas and Houston Texans’ mascot Toro took part in a mini-game between innings. — Ian Curtis, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026 Rémy explained that the statues my father found in the hallway were not part of the event itself but more like mascots. — Jesse McLaren, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mascot
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mascot
  1. talisman
  2. amulet
  3. emblem
Noun
  • After Alexander Isak’s bitter exit a year previously, Anthony Gordon, Sandro Tonali and, most alarmingly, Bruno Guimaraes, Newcastle’s captain and talisman, pushed to move elsewhere during the off-season.
    — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • And your neighbor’s rooster that heralds the dawn every single morning is actually a living talisman of protection.
    — Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of talisman
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  • Additional discoveries include scarabs inscribed with the names of kings and deities, together with amulets for protection, fertility, and strength, reflecting the political and religious structures of the time.
    — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The Rahvi lights, meanwhile, are adorned with jewelry-like amulets of semiprecious stones.
    — Sean Santiago, Architectural Digest, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of amulet
Noun
  • Inspired by the ridgeline of a mountain seen from above, this visual mark becomes the emblem of the collection, expressing the ideas of elevation, movement, and connection to the elements.
    — Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The whole was topped not by a cupola or a cross but a small pennant, on which the Festival emblem had been drawn in crayons in a rather amateurish hand.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of emblem

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“Mascot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mascot. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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