as in talisman
something worn or kept to bring good luck or keep away evil
a small cross made of goat bone was worn in the Middle Ages as an amulet to ward off evil
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Recent Examples of amulet
At Tel Azeka, a little girl found a 3,800-year-old amulet tied to the Canaanite people.
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 10 Jan. 2026
Even his name held magic, being the Kikongo word for amulet or charm.
—Literary Hub, 5 Jan. 2026
Shop the amulet charm collection here.
—Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 9 Dec. 2025
Deep crimson motifs bloom against fields of black and ivory; lozenges, cypress trees, and amulets thread their way into measured geometric grids.
—Amelia Dhuga, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2025
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 10 Jan. 2026
Even his name held magic, being the Kikongo word for amulet or charm.
—Literary Hub, 5 Jan. 2026
Shop the amulet charm collection here.
—Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 9 Dec. 2025
Deep crimson motifs bloom against fields of black and ivory; lozenges, cypress trees, and amulets thread their way into measured geometric grids.
—Amelia Dhuga, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for amulet
Recent Examples of Synonyms for amulet
talisman
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Nottingham Forest’s talisman followed up his recent 20-point haul with another double-digit return in his team’s 5-0 win over Sunderland on Friday night.—
Abdul Rehman,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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In the dying days of the Russian Empire, highborn ladies would willingly cut the dirty fingernails of the peasant Grigori Rasputin and then sew the clippings onto their dresses like sacred talismans.—
Gerard DeGroot,
Air Mail,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Amulet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amulet. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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