toadstone

noun

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as in juju

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  1. juju
  2. amulet
  3. fetish
  4. mascot
  5. talisman
  6. gris-gris
  7. token
Noun
  • As Stevie Wonder’s eponymous 1972 hit suggests, there’s something specifically ominous about a 13-month-old baby that puts it in league with the bad juju of falling ladders and broken looking glasses.
    — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Whatever juju, imagined or self-made, permeating throughout the Braves’ roster over the last few weeks was exorcised Wednesday.
    — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of juju
Noun
  • As for the Speed, the museum returned three ceremonial objects (a rattle, a beaded pipe bag, and a beaded turtle amulet) and 21 other items, among them beaded pouches and bags, moccasins, a coup stick, a cradleboard, and a lance.
    — Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Supporters hoisted their children toward her or presented her with gifts—amulets, handwritten notes, rosaries, prayer cards.
    — Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 23 July 2026
Definition of amulet
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  • Tupper’s Mick, at the mercy of his brittle fetishes, may be the most believable of this quartet.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026
  • The screen is big, the image is sharp and bright, but Nolan’s visual compositions are dull—just pictures of actors acting, without style or poetry—and his fetish for size is just bombast and vanity.
    — Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 17 July 2026
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  • Rose, the glitter-breathing dragon, resembles some of the more feminine-presenting mascots to appear in recent seasons, including Ellie (Liberty), Violet (Valkyries) and Skye (Sky).
    — Annie Costabile, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Her All-Star recap had plenty about the parties, cookies, mascots and her baseline seat.
    — Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of mascot
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  • Something of a memento mori, the necklace flips the script on the beetle's role as the harbinger of untimely death in the original film and becomes instead a protective talisman for its wearer.
    — Kelsey Legg, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • In a post-Bruno Guimaraes world, Newcastle are searching for a new talisman.
    — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of talisman
Noun
  • Often these assemblages of items are tied together in a bundle or bag and may be referred to as hands, mojos, or gris-gris.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of gris-gris
Noun
  • The Hyperliquid token rose about 25% over the past 24 hours, according to CoinGecko data.
    — Justina Lee,Joanna Ossinger, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2026
  • OpenRouter disclosed in May that weekly traffic had climbed from 5 trillion to 25 trillion tokens over six months.
    — Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of token
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“Toadstone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toadstone. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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