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
Hutcherson starred in the original as a nighttime security guard at Freddys Fazbear’s Pizza, where the animatronic mascots are prone to murder.
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Jennifer Maas, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025
They’re marketed with smiling cartoon mascots and sometimes even carry health claims.
—Dr. Sanjay Bhojraj, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
And he got hurt — because eventually, nearly all high-level mascots do.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2025
The mascots will be a little different for England’s game against Wales today.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
However, the spicy sausage wasn’t permitted to race full-time until 2007, because MLB prohibits the introduction new mascots during a season.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Attendees can also expect kid-friendly activities, including hair braiding, glow-in-the-dark face painting, accessory booths, photo booths, and giant inflatable mascots on the dance floor.
—Charlie Vargas, Oc Register, 30 Sep. 2025
Other recommendations include improving rates of chronic absenteeism, eliminating legacy debt for school districts, improving teacher pay, increasing teacher diversity, increasing opportunities for summer learning and eliminating mascots portraying Native Americans in an offensive way.
—Lily Altavena, Freep.com, 25 Sep. 2025
There were folks who work in tech, two Detroit firefighters, sports team mascots, a family of 12, a pro basketball player, an Olympic hopeful and the man who holds the most Guinness world records.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2025
Jennifer Maas, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025
They’re marketed with smiling cartoon mascots and sometimes even carry health claims.
—Dr. Sanjay Bhojraj, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
And he got hurt — because eventually, nearly all high-level mascots do.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2025
The mascots will be a little different for England’s game against Wales today.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
However, the spicy sausage wasn’t permitted to race full-time until 2007, because MLB prohibits the introduction new mascots during a season.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Attendees can also expect kid-friendly activities, including hair braiding, glow-in-the-dark face painting, accessory booths, photo booths, and giant inflatable mascots on the dance floor.
—Charlie Vargas, Oc Register, 30 Sep. 2025
Other recommendations include improving rates of chronic absenteeism, eliminating legacy debt for school districts, improving teacher pay, increasing teacher diversity, increasing opportunities for summer learning and eliminating mascots portraying Native Americans in an offensive way.
—Lily Altavena, Freep.com, 25 Sep. 2025
There were folks who work in tech, two Detroit firefighters, sports team mascots, a family of 12, a pro basketball player, an Olympic hopeful and the man who holds the most Guinness world records.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mascots
Noun
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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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Natron bubbling out of pale saline lakes in the Wadi Natron (west of the Nile) was used in making the blue glaze faience for amulets such as Taweret’s and the scarab beetles such as those produced in a delta factory.—
Vanessa Taylor,
Big Think,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The pieces extending the collection kept spotlighting the boldness of gold and playing with talismans centered on key themes of the brand, such as the evil eye symbol abounding on necklaces and minimal earrings and rings nodding to the shape of the snake.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
10 Oct. 2025
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To explain these distortions, experts speculate that the figures served as fertility talismans—designed to maximize those parts of the body that evolution has encoded us to see as signs of optimal child-bearers.—
Harmon Siegel,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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Beer bottles litter the foreground, blunt emblems of drunk driving.—
Jerry Saltz,
Vulture,
29 Sep. 2025
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Organized in drops, the collection celebrates the carefree spirit associated with the Vespa scooter and is rich in pieces intended to be layered and the brand’s signature emblems and graphics.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Mascots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mascots. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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