as in amulets
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 mascots
The meal comes with one of 23 Squishmallows plushies, including versions of the World Cup mascots.
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Mike Snider, USA Today, 2 June 2026
On the opposite side of the field, Wilson and Rodríguez stood near the first-base dugout alongside Rays mascots.
—Chantz Martin Outkick, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026
Sports and sessions at the Home Court athletic center led by Chicago’s professional sports teams and their mascots, including the Chicago Bears, Chicago Blackhawks, Chicago Bulls, Chicago Cubs, Chicago Fire FC, Chicago Sky, Chicago Stars FC and Chicago White Sox.
—Doug George, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
Last year, General Mills reimagined its cereal mascots as puppets as part of a collaboration with the Jim Henson Company, for its 70th anniversary.
—Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026
The kiwi isn't the most intimidating of national symbols compared with other mascots such as eagles or lions.
—ABC News, 18 May 2026
Maybe mini mascots of their opponents would have made for a better battle (or at least more on-theme for schedule release).
—Jayna Bardahl, New York Times, 15 May 2026
There is a seemingly never-ending cascade of progress bars and checklists tied to road discovery, car photography and, in true Horizon tradition, smashing XP boards and mascots.
—Adam Ismail, The Drive, 14 May 2026
Cowboy Bob, who is about 20 feet tall, plays guitar and wears a bolo tie, is one of several oversize fiberglass mascots along 11th Street in the Meadow Gold District of Tulsa.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Mike Snider, USA Today, 2 June 2026
On the opposite side of the field, Wilson and Rodríguez stood near the first-base dugout alongside Rays mascots.
—Chantz Martin Outkick, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026
Sports and sessions at the Home Court athletic center led by Chicago’s professional sports teams and their mascots, including the Chicago Bears, Chicago Blackhawks, Chicago Bulls, Chicago Cubs, Chicago Fire FC, Chicago Sky, Chicago Stars FC and Chicago White Sox.
—Doug George, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
Last year, General Mills reimagined its cereal mascots as puppets as part of a collaboration with the Jim Henson Company, for its 70th anniversary.
—Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026
The kiwi isn't the most intimidating of national symbols compared with other mascots such as eagles or lions.
—ABC News, 18 May 2026
Maybe mini mascots of their opponents would have made for a better battle (or at least more on-theme for schedule release).
—Jayna Bardahl, New York Times, 15 May 2026
There is a seemingly never-ending cascade of progress bars and checklists tied to road discovery, car photography and, in true Horizon tradition, smashing XP boards and mascots.
—Adam Ismail, The Drive, 14 May 2026
Cowboy Bob, who is about 20 feet tall, plays guitar and wears a bolo tie, is one of several oversize fiberglass mascots along 11th Street in the Meadow Gold District of Tulsa.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mascots
Noun
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Sharp objects like scissors and needles or amulets should be carried by pregnant women or placed near sleeping children to ward off her attacks.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 May 2026
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The text also suggests wearing amulets that bring blessings and aid the transference of consciousness.—
Jue Liang,
The Conversation,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In the dying days of the Russian Empire, highborn ladies would willingly cut the dirty fingernails of the peasant Grigori Rasputin and then sew the clippings onto their dresses like sacred talismans.—
Gerard DeGroot,
Air Mail,
25 Apr. 2026
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Lemann, like the talkative older ladies of her youth, clutches the motifs of her past like talismans.—
Brandy Jensen,
New Yorker,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Kara Jakubik, a 17-year-old Life Scout with Scouting America and an Ambassador with Girl Scouts, spent the morning with other volunteers walking through rows of headstones searching for symbols, such as military branch emblems.—
Abigail Dollins,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 May 2026
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Others have opted to place banners in the stands or sponsor emblems on seatbacks.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
8 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Mascots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mascots. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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