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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
Rotisserie Chicken There might be cheaper rotisserie chickens out there, but the ones at Publix are consistently well-cooked and come in a variety of flavors like lemon-pepper and mojo.
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Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 4 Mar. 2026
His win had given me my writing mojo back.
—Literary Hub, 26 Feb. 2026
Harvard-Westlake has clearly gotten its mojo back after losing three of its last four regular-season games and now reaching the final.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
Under the tutelage of Centric and Ben-Avraham, John Elliott may get his mojo back.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 25 Feb. 2026
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Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 4 Mar. 2026
His win had given me my writing mojo back.
—Literary Hub, 26 Feb. 2026
Harvard-Westlake has clearly gotten its mojo back after losing three of its last four regular-season games and now reaching the final.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
Under the tutelage of Centric and Ben-Avraham, John Elliott may get his mojo back.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 25 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mojo
Noun
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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
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Manuel Fernandes’ goal, created by West Ham’s outstanding talisman Jarrod Bowen, was a warning, a knock on the door before the hosts blew United’s house down.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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Use your latent magic to shift your public persona as the moon and Pluto harmonize.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
6 Apr. 2026
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Kish won’t use magic during sermons.—
Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 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
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My friend keeps the amulet for protection and leaves the rest of the kit for burning.—
Jennifer Pak,
NPR,
11 Mar. 2026
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Watch On Longing for the colorful tumbling force of fantastic '80s-era sci-fi sword-and-sorcery flicks that dominated multiplexes and mom-and-pop video rental shops in the Reagan years?—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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The sword-and-sorcery title grossed over $68M worldwide, coming to be appreciated as a cult classic, and spawned the sequel Conan the Destroyer (1984).—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
9 Mar. 2026
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Now, though, with the widespread circulation of magic manuals, grimoires, and related compendia—with the recording, on paper, of words, spells, histories, stories—witchcraft has taken an irreversible step into the exoteric realm.—
Kristen Roupenian,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Johnson did, reportedly, resort to witchcraft—a protection spell over the restaurant, and a curse on Aghajanian.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Mojo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mojo. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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