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Recent Examples of jinx
Troy Renck, Denver Post, 4 July 2025
Knocking on wood: This age-old superstition is believed to prevent bad luck or jinxes.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 13 June 2025
Julia Moore, People.com, 13 May 2025
Hynes declined to address the penalty kill after the game as not to jinx it.
—Michael Russo, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Second-year star: There will be no sophomore jinx for Bo Nix.
—Verb
Kylie told Woods, referring to the Knicks' 3-1 series lead over the Celtics and not wanting to jinx the next game's outcome.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for jinx
Noun
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In part, this is just a curse of timing for the tournaments being played.—
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In Jujutsu Kaisen, heroic jujutsu sorcerers wage war against demonic creatures called curses and the curse users, who wield jujutsu powers for evil.—
Verb
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Fetty pleaded guilty in 2022 to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess cocaine across state lines.—
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Myers pleaded guilty in May 2025 to one count each of possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute near a school and illegally possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug crime.—
Noun
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During this spell, Boland barely gave a thing away.—
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Lydia Ko went through such a spell.—
Verb
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In real life, Emily was thoroughly charmed.—
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Only a few days ago, this 49ers season looked inexplicably charmed.—
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More on culture An Eagles fan brought a Patrick Mahomes voodoo doll to the Super Bowl.—
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Despite his clearly enjoying killing people for personal reasons, the movie’s Kraven seems to think of himself as a kind of antihero, which voodoo practitioner Calypso (Ariana DeBose) rightfully clocks as a red flag.—
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“Jinx.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jinx. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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