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 Missouri Western State GRIFFONS have such a cool mascot, some great gear and even better athletics.
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Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2025
Wolfhard liked the idea of a tiger, in a nod to the Hawkins school mascot.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 5 Aug. 2025
Raising Cane's second mascot, Cane II, stepped into her role in 1999.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 2 Aug. 2025
The adorable mascot, imported from the Fantastic Four cartoon in Fantastic Four #209, wasn’t particularly interesting until its moment of self-sacrifice in #217.
—Kambole Campbell, Vulture, 28 July 2025
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Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2025
Wolfhard liked the idea of a tiger, in a nod to the Hawkins school mascot.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 5 Aug. 2025
Raising Cane's second mascot, Cane II, stepped into her role in 1999.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 2 Aug. 2025
The adorable mascot, imported from the Fantastic Four cartoon in Fantastic Four #209, wasn’t particularly interesting until its moment of self-sacrifice in #217.
—Kambole Campbell, Vulture, 28 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mascot
Noun
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Making amends After escaping his captors, regaining his talismans, tracking down the rogue Corinthian (Boyd Holbrook), and dealing with a Vortex, S2 finds Morpheus (Tom Sturridge) rebuilding the Dreaming, which had fallen into disrepair during his long absence.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
8 Aug. 2025
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Yet every time a talisman departed, a player whom the Bees had steadily developed would come to the fore and replace them.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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Among the subjects of the projects are a teen threesome in North Macedonia that leads to a troublesome pregnancy, a shipwreck hiding a sacred amulet on the Atlantic coast of the Sahara, a crumbling blue bus in 1950s Turkey, and mysterious aunt in rural Serbia.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
1 Aug. 2025
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There are also equippable amulets that offer passive and combo-specific bonuses.—
Zackery Cuevas,
PC Magazine,
14 June 2025
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The casebacks are engraved with the Aviazione Navale wings emblem, a first for in Panerai watches.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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To easily identify which bakeries had met the lofty standards of the guild, a lustrous golden kringle was adorned over the door—an exclusive emblem of royal approval—and is still found today throughout the city.—
Carinne Geil Botta,
Vogue,
31 July 2025
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“Mascot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mascot. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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