as in amulets
something worn or kept to bring good luck or keep away evil
a pendant of white nephrite jade is often worn by Indians as a talisman to ward off heart disease
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Recent Examples of talismans
To the companies still clinging to org charts like talismans, this might feel threatening.
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Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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, 8 Aug. 2025
Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for talismans
amulets
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Russian forces had also taken old icons and books, a Polovtsian saber, Scythian bronze items, buckles, amulets, temple rings, axes and arrowheads from the times of Kievan Rus, the first East Slavic state, established between the 9th and 13th centuries.—
Yegor Mostovshikov,
The Dial,
9 Sep. 2025
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The installation reimagines this tradition with 200 ancient amulets from across time and all corners of the globe, that can be seen in museums worldwide, representing Mesopotamian, Egyptian, Viking, Islamic, Japanese, Indian, Chinese, Celtic, Greco-Roman, and Pre-Columbian traditions.—
Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Talismans.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talismans. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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