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
Despite calls for change, more than two dozen school districts in Wisconsin still use Indigenous mascots.
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Jr Radcliffe, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The boxer was owned by UM student Bob Day, who had also owned Yale’s bulldog mascots for 10 years.
—Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
Both Buc-ee's and Wawa feature distinguishable mascots.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 13 Aug. 2025
Starting in 2017 and continuing into the early 2020s, the company started to retire its animatronics and modernize its ~500 locations with healthier menus, live costumed mascots, trampolines, video screens, and interactive dance floors to better appeal to their customers aged two to 12.
—Katherine Laidlaw, HubSpot, 8 Aug. 2025
Cereal brands blanketed Saturday morning cartoon blocks with ads, mascots, and prizes, ensuring children were hooked and parents were relieved.
—Heather Hunter, The Washington Examiner, 4 Aug. 2025
In an alt-history America where robots revolted against man, the sci-fi adventure centers on an ex-soldier (Pratt) and a teen (Brown) looking for her brother who team up with a bunch of mechanical mascots to thwart a villainous tech magnate (Stanley Tucci).
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
Engaging visuals, like cartoon characters or friendly animal mascots, can make your website and brochures more appealing to children.
—Ajay Prasad, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
For some hoops fans, the NCAA men’s basketball tournament is about school spirit, shocking upsets, Cinderella runs, the office bracket contest, mid-majors with funny mascots or a myriad of other happenstances that make March Madness popular.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 18 Mar. 2025
Jr Radcliffe, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The boxer was owned by UM student Bob Day, who had also owned Yale’s bulldog mascots for 10 years.
—Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
Both Buc-ee's and Wawa feature distinguishable mascots.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 13 Aug. 2025
Starting in 2017 and continuing into the early 2020s, the company started to retire its animatronics and modernize its ~500 locations with healthier menus, live costumed mascots, trampolines, video screens, and interactive dance floors to better appeal to their customers aged two to 12.
—Katherine Laidlaw, HubSpot, 8 Aug. 2025
Cereal brands blanketed Saturday morning cartoon blocks with ads, mascots, and prizes, ensuring children were hooked and parents were relieved.
—Heather Hunter, The Washington Examiner, 4 Aug. 2025
In an alt-history America where robots revolted against man, the sci-fi adventure centers on an ex-soldier (Pratt) and a teen (Brown) looking for her brother who team up with a bunch of mechanical mascots to thwart a villainous tech magnate (Stanley Tucci).
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
Engaging visuals, like cartoon characters or friendly animal mascots, can make your website and brochures more appealing to children.
—Ajay Prasad, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
For some hoops fans, the NCAA men’s basketball tournament is about school spirit, shocking upsets, Cinderella runs, the office bracket contest, mid-majors with funny mascots or a myriad of other happenstances that make March Madness popular.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 18 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mascots
Noun
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The installation reimagines this tradition with 200 ancient amulets from across time and all corners of the globe, that can be seen in museums worldwide, representing Mesopotamian, Egyptian, Viking, Islamic, Japanese, Indian, Chinese, Celtic, Greco-Roman, and Pre-Columbian traditions.—
Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Collectibles and combat challenges litter the levels, as well as unlockable outfits, amulets, and weapons waiting to be unlocked.—
Zackery Cuevas,
PC Magazine,
25 Aug. 2025
Noun
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To the companies still clinging to org charts like talismans, this might feel threatening.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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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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In later centuries, Barbary lions were gifted between royal courts, kept in menageries, and even depicted on national emblems — as in the coat of arms of Morocco and the United Kingdom.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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For millennia, trees have stood as emblems of the profound interconnectedness of all living things, central to the universe’s structural integrity and humanity’s moral compass.—
Ellen Walker,
JSTOR Daily,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Mascots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mascots. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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