Definition of mascotnext
as in talisman
something worn or kept to bring good luck or keep away evil she wears a mascot made of ebony and silver on a chain around her neck

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Recent Examples of mascot Beyond the walls of the company’s London headquarters, which is filled with thousands of its plushy pink octopus mascots, Jackson’s empire may look like an unwieldy one. — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Meta is giving Jolly the A-list treatment, with the company’s chief AI officer, Alexandr Wang, posting Jolly memes on X, giving the mascot a life beyond the product. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026 Clear blue skies are hovering over the Pharmalot campus, where a cool breeze is wafting by and the official mascots are bounding about the grounds in search of critters. — Ed Silverman, STAT, 30 Sep. 2026 Per the synopsis, the eight-episode series, set in 1994, follows Demon Destroyer, a world-famous rock band whose members are crushed by their own stage mascot during a live performance and sent straight to Hell. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mascot
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Noun
  • The polished green tourmaline of her Bulgari choker shone like some kind of enchanted talisman.
    — Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Believers wore them on strings around their necks as talismans against illness and injury.
    — Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Additional discoveries include scarabs inscribed with the names of kings and deities, together with amulets for protection, fertility, and strength, reflecting the political and religious structures of the time.
    — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The Rahvi lights, meanwhile, are adorned with jewelry-like amulets of semiprecious stones.
    — Sean Santiago, Architectural Digest, 15 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Part nostalgia object and part mini marketing campaign, Thompson’s retro DVD Club is an unusually apt emblem for the weird baggage that comes with making a debut feature today.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The project’s thoroughness would be almost comical were its subject not so stubbornly controversial, an emblem of all the contradictions embedded in who, exactly, Americans take themselves to be.
    — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

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“Mascot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mascot. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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