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as in talisman
something worn or kept to bring good luck or keep away evil
a mojo is a type of voodoo charm
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as in magic
the power to control natural forces through supernatural means
he joked that he had worked his mojo to assure a sunny day for the picnic
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Recent Examples of mojo
Osbourne and his bandmates found their mojo through heavy gigging, playing up to seven times a day for months on end in Switzerland and Germany.
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Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 22 July 2025
Democrats have no mojo, no power, and no unifying leader to look to for a fresh start.
—Charlotte Alter, Time, 19 May 2025
The starters kept the mojo going in the third quarter, and Minnesota got back in the win column on the second game of a back-to-back set.
—Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 10 July 2025
Unfortunately, an evil Starfleet admiral (Anthony Zerbe) and a conniving alien (F. Murray Abraham) have teamed up to steal the planet’s mojo for themselves.
—Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 30 June 2025
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Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 22 July 2025
Democrats have no mojo, no power, and no unifying leader to look to for a fresh start.
—Charlotte Alter, Time, 19 May 2025
The starters kept the mojo going in the third quarter, and Minnesota got back in the win column on the second game of a back-to-back set.
—Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 10 July 2025
Unfortunately, an evil Starfleet admiral (Anthony Zerbe) and a conniving alien (F. Murray Abraham) have teamed up to steal the planet’s mojo for themselves.
—Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 30 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mojo
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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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The good news is that top performers’ success isn’t magic, and their communication style can be learned.—
Melody Wilding,
CNBC,
14 Aug. 2025
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In the 20 years since, the event has brought more than 217,000 people to the district to see more than 7,200 artists perform cutting-edge theater, magic, puppetry and other experimental shows.—
Domenica Bongiovanni,
IndyStar,
13 Aug. 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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Yes, the warrior who fought wizards, ogres and various other monsters in the Roger Corman-produced 1983 sword and sorcery cult classic is back on the big screen.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Aug. 2025
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Both ancient and modern pieces are curated into exhibits about sorcery, motherhood, or high-fashion gowns.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
17 Apr. 2025
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Old New England wasn’t all scarlet letters, witchcraft trials, and theocratic socialism.—
Brian T. Allen,
National Review,
19 July 2025
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Some people, however, did take issue with the museum displaying mummified cats in a recent exhibition about witchcraft.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Mojo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mojo. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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