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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
Marcus Buckingham, a researcher who has spent time with D’Amaro for his work on how high performers affect their organizations, says the new Disney chief has more than just mojo working.
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Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
13 May 2026
Arguably, the mojo left in 2002, when a deal with eBay closed and Thiel walked out the same day.
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Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
Smart started the extra period by hitting a three, then kept the Lakers’ mojo going with a flying save of a rebound that became a Rui Hachimura layup.
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Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
Creativity, dating and your mojo are fully switched on.
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Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
23 Apr. 2026
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Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
13 May 2026
Arguably, the mojo left in 2002, when a deal with eBay closed and Thiel walked out the same day.
—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
Smart started the extra period by hitting a three, then kept the Lakers’ mojo going with a flying save of a rebound that became a Rui Hachimura layup.
—
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
Creativity, dating and your mojo are fully switched on.
—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
23 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mojo
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But Brazil still carries that familiar unpredictability and attacking verve, with talisman Vinicius Junior one of the game’s most explosive dribblers.
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But Argentina’s talisman stroked it wide of the net.
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But there was a unique magic to the '90s after-school appointment TV.
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Martha Stewart, who built her hosting empire through best-selling books, television shows, home goods lines and her magazine Martha Stewart Living, said hosts are scaling back without losing the magic.
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Irony is thus the amulet of thought, which is why it is favored by philosophers from Socrates to Kierkegaard to Derrida.
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The debut feature from Guillermo del Toro, Cronos tells the story of an older man (Federico Luppi) who discovers a mystical amulet that gives him a more energized, youthful demeanor — at a cost.
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Come to Eternia, the mythical home of flying dragon-like creatures, and swords, and sorcery, and spaceships — really, all the stuff a 12-year-old science fiction fanatic loves.
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Directed by Travis Knight and based on the Mattel media franchise, the sword-and-sorcery epic stars Nicholas Galitzine alongside Camila Mendes, Jared Leto, and Idris Elba, launching in over 300 locations on Wednesday June 3.
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Starring Vanessa Redgrave and Oliver Reed, the film tells the story of Urbain Grandier, a 17th-century Catholic priest who was burned at the stake over accusations of witchcraft.
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Hundreds of true-crime pamphlets circulated, adorned with woodcuts depicting horrific acts of dismemberment, torture, and witchcraft.
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“Mojo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mojo. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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