mascot

noun

ˈma-ˌskät How to pronounce mascot (audio)
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 Each year, professional sports teams try to come up with unique and creative ways to announce their upcoming schedules, and the Hawks decided to lean into their mascot and call on a bird aficionado to help them out. — Irene Wright, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2026 The Pikachu treat is a delightful homage to the electric mascot. — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026 On Sunday, the show aired a follow-up after Buc-ee’s filed a lawsuit against Beaver’s Mini Mart of Beavercreek, Ohio, accusing it of copyright infringement over the use of a beaver as its mascot. — Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2026 More recently, at the 2026 games, she could be seen watching on as younger brother Louis gave mascot Finnie the unicorn a high five. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 11 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mascot
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mascot
  1. talisman
  2. amulet
  3. emblem
Noun
  • As the legend goes, the designer found a metal star on the streets of Paris early in his career, then kept it as a talisman.
    — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Spain’s superpower was a coherent tactical system that no other national team — or their respective talismans — could find an answer to.
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of talisman
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  • As for the Speed, the museum returned three ceremonial objects (a rattle, a beaded pipe bag, and a beaded turtle amulet) and 21 other items, among them beaded pouches and bags, moccasins, a coup stick, a cradleboard, and a lance.
    — Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Supporters hoisted their children toward her or presented her with gifts—amulets, handwritten notes, rosaries, prayer cards.
    — Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 23 July 2026
Definition of amulet
Noun
  • The cabin also features a number of personalized details, including James’ emblem and discrete engravings that reference the basketball player’s hometown of Akron, Ohio, and his family.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Turner shows how Brand and his countercultural contemporaries transformed the computer from a symbol of military bureaucracy into an emblem of personal freedom and self-expression.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of emblem

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“Mascot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mascot. Accessed 21 Aug. 2026.

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