superstition

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Recent Examples of superstition Swift insisting the song is purely about superstitions. Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025 The star-crossed tend to double down on superstition. Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025 Produced by Irusoin, Ikusgarri Films and Vilaüt Films, the film plunges into nocturnal folklore and 17th-century superstition as Kattalin, played by Yune Nogueiras, ventures into a forest bristling with mythical beings. Callum McLennan, Variety, 23 Sep. 2025 The standard choices presented to us—reason versus superstition, progress versus barbarism, past versus future, space versus Earth, growth versus stasis—were always chimeras. Paul Kingsnorth, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for superstition
Recent Examples of Synonyms for superstition
Noun
  • But the idea that the game’s superpowers are being challenged by outsiders is something of a myth.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Margarine and fake butter spreads Once marketed as a heart-healthy butter alternative, margarine turned out to be one of the biggest nutrition myths of the last century.
    Dr. Sanjay Bhojraj, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The cause of the labeling error is reportedly under investigation.
    Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 9 Oct. 2025
  • His error on Andrés Giménez’s one-out grounder in the seventh inning with a runner on first base was a major blow.
    The Athletic MLB Staff, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025

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“Superstition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superstition. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.

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