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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Recent Examples of talisman
Rooted in symbolism, her jewelry motifs serve as modern-day talismans celebrating luck, love and protection.
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Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025
To explain these distortions, experts speculate that the figures served as fertility talismans—designed to maximize those parts of the body that evolution has encoded us to see as signs of optimal child-bearers.
—Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Then John Galliano arrived with another Libra eclipse in 1996, upping the theatrics with the era’s most audacious runway shows and giving the world talismans like the saddlebag.
—Maya Alzaben, Vogue, 30 Sep. 2025
Lamine Yamal, Barcelona’s teenage talisman and arguably the most exciting young player in the world, was absent with a groin injury, which fuelled confidence for a home team miracle.
—Harry De Cosemo, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025
To explain these distortions, experts speculate that the figures served as fertility talismans—designed to maximize those parts of the body that evolution has encoded us to see as signs of optimal child-bearers.
—Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Then John Galliano arrived with another Libra eclipse in 1996, upping the theatrics with the era’s most audacious runway shows and giving the world talismans like the saddlebag.
—Maya Alzaben, Vogue, 30 Sep. 2025
Lamine Yamal, Barcelona’s teenage talisman and arguably the most exciting young player in the world, was absent with a groin injury, which fuelled confidence for a home team miracle.
—Harry De Cosemo, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for talisman
amulet
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Brides in South Asia are famously decked out in the precious metal – necklaces, earrings, nose rings, hair pieces and amulets – that can be gifted or inherited.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
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Last year, archaeologists found 337 coins – many containing a Cleopatra image – along with oil lamps, an amulet, and vessels for storing food and cosmetics.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Talisman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talisman. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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