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
Local youth and families will participate alongside some 49ers, as well as the Super Bowl participants’ cheerleaders and mascots.
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Cam Inman, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026
Students are not allowed to use school names, logos, mascots or trademarks.
—Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
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
Building brands should be viewed as a long-term endeavor, and as pointed out by System1’s research, when possible mascots can and should be used in Super Bowl ads as part of a long-term brand-building strategy.
—Charles Taylor, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Clear blue skies and pleasant, if chilly, breezes are enveloping the Pharmalot campus, where the official mascots are foraging for noshes and keeping strangers at bay.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 13 Jan. 2026
Those events have grown over the years as well, with marching bands and live mascots even turning up for the occasion.
—Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 7 Jan. 2026
This edition also introduces new traditions like a halftime show at the final and themed mascots representing each host country.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
The Nebraska billionaire has a love for posing with mascots and items under the ownership of Berkshire’s ginormous umbrella, too, with the smiling faces of Buffett and his late right-hand man Charlie Munger on all sorts of quirky products for sale in the bazaar.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 27 Dec. 2025
Cam Inman, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026
Students are not allowed to use school names, logos, mascots or trademarks.
—Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
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
Building brands should be viewed as a long-term endeavor, and as pointed out by System1’s research, when possible mascots can and should be used in Super Bowl ads as part of a long-term brand-building strategy.
—Charles Taylor, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Clear blue skies and pleasant, if chilly, breezes are enveloping the Pharmalot campus, where the official mascots are foraging for noshes and keeping strangers at bay.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 13 Jan. 2026
Those events have grown over the years as well, with marching bands and live mascots even turning up for the occasion.
—Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 7 Jan. 2026
This edition also introduces new traditions like a halftime show at the final and themed mascots representing each host country.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
The Nebraska billionaire has a love for posing with mascots and items under the ownership of Berkshire’s ginormous umbrella, too, with the smiling faces of Buffett and his late right-hand man Charlie Munger on all sorts of quirky products for sale in the bazaar.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 27 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mascots
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Deep crimson motifs bloom against fields of black and ivory; lozenges, cypress trees, and amulets thread their way into measured geometric grids.—
Amelia Dhuga,
Vogue,
27 Nov. 2025
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Brides in South Asia are famously decked out in the precious metal – necklaces, earrings, nose rings, hair pieces and amulets – that can be gifted or inherited.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
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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
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Such talismans blended Africa and the Americas, bringing together old and new practices, beliefs, and objects.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Jan. 2026
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Stroke by stroke, the emblems take shape over time; time Rollins spends reflecting on the drug charges that landed him in jail and what the experience has cost him.—
Spencer Wilson,
CBS News,
10 Dec. 2025
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Through these stories, audiences learned to view extravagant dwellings as not just emblems of individual success but portals into a fantasy life.—
Kim Hew-Low,
The Atlantic,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Mascots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mascots. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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