as in amulet
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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The chocolate gelt—half-off at that point, since Hannukah was usually over—felt like exotic talismans.
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Joanna Solotaroff, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2024
Isak is Newcastle’s talisman, so he is nailed on to start and will be the first-choice penalty taker too now that team-mate Callum Wilson (£6.9m) is injured again.
—Abdul Rehman, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024
Important people were at the meeting, and the napkin without question became the symbol, the talisman of the forthcoming tax-cut revolution.
—Brian Domitrovic, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
He’s been sensational this season and the talisman in Liverpool’s return to being a perennial challenger for all of soccer’s top trophies.
—Joe Prince-Wright, Nbc Sports, NBC News, 1 Dec. 2024
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Joanna Solotaroff, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2024
Isak is Newcastle’s talisman, so he is nailed on to start and will be the first-choice penalty taker too now that team-mate Callum Wilson (£6.9m) is injured again.
—Abdul Rehman, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024
Important people were at the meeting, and the napkin without question became the symbol, the talisman of the forthcoming tax-cut revolution.
—Brian Domitrovic, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
He’s been sensational this season and the talisman in Liverpool’s return to being a perennial challenger for all of soccer’s top trophies.
—Joe Prince-Wright, Nbc Sports, NBC News, 1 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for talisman
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“Talisman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talisman. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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