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Recent Examples of jinx
Sean Gregory / Paris, TIME, 28 July 2024
But not all Niner fans are buying into the video game jinx.
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 13 June 2024
Jerry Goldfeder, New York Daily News, 24 July 2024
Not to jinx myself but the things that people expect a quick reply to are rarely urgent.
—Kelly Washington, refinery29.com, 18 Apr. 2023
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Noun
Until overtime, when Kong ended the duel. Is Macron a jinx?
—Sean Gregory / Paris, TIME, 28 July 2024
But not all Niner fans are buying into the video game jinx.
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 13 June 2024
Verb
These folks back her, but think my support would jinx her campaign.
—Jerry Goldfeder, New York Daily News, 24 July 2024
Not to jinx myself but the things that people expect a quick reply to are rarely urgent.
—Kelly Washington, refinery29.com, 18 Apr. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jinx
Noun
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Regardless of whether one sees it as a triumph or a curse, there is no reason to expect that low fertility will be reversed in any major way.Vegard Skirbekk, Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 2024
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Just one episode after breaking her family’s curse, Alice lies dead on the ground, and the witches—and especially Teen—are not happy.Erik Kain, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
Verb
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Loading your audio article SAN FRANCISCO — The Hayward man behind an iconic 2021 sideshow photograph has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for possessing guns that police found during a raid of his residence, court records show.Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Later the process is reversed: Elizabeth possesses her son Jack to interact with her former lover.Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
Noun
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The question now is whether HBO can cast the same spell.Variety, NBC News, 21 Nov. 2024
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Craft shimmery potions and recite the secret spell to free the enchanting Pixie Supreme from her magical mirror.Kayla Kitts, People.com, 21 Nov. 2024
Verb
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Maroon and gold balloons, streamers and signs decked the student union at Huston-Tillotson University on Friday as the president's Jazz Collective charmed the crowd to the dance floor.Lily Kepner, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024
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Fans flooded the comments, charmed by the display of pure affection.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Jinx.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jinx. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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