as in amulets
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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In an alt-history America where robots revolted against man, the sci-fi adventure centers on an ex-soldier (Pratt) and a teen (Brown) looking for her brother who team up with a bunch of mechanical mascots to thwart a villainous tech magnate (Stanley Tucci).
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Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
Engaging visuals, like cartoon characters or friendly animal mascots, can make your website and brochures more appealing to children.
—Ajay Prasad, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
For some hoops fans, the NCAA men’s basketball tournament is about school spirit, shocking upsets, Cinderella runs, the office bracket contest, mid-majors with funny mascots or a myriad of other happenstances that make March Madness popular.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 18 Mar. 2025
And there was a physical altercation at the 1994 men’s Final Four between the mascots for Arizona and Arkansas.
—John Raby, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
There’s usually one trendy pick that seems to stick out above the rest, one that even your coworker who chooses based on mascots knows about.
—Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 17 Mar. 2025
Fans navigating the dozens of schools in the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments might become as attached to the mascots as the athletes themselves.
—John Raby, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
Set in an alternate 1990s in which robots — invented by Walt Disney in the 1930s, and quickly adopted as corporate mascots — rebel against their flesh-and-blood overlords, the story drops us into a world in which Homo sapiens once again reign supreme.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2025
Anchorage’s Star reindeer are the stuff of legend, serving as the unofficial mascots of the city and playing a vital role in parades, school field trips and cultural events — living the life of small-town celebrities.
—Hank Sanders, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2025
Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
Engaging visuals, like cartoon characters or friendly animal mascots, can make your website and brochures more appealing to children.
—Ajay Prasad, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
For some hoops fans, the NCAA men’s basketball tournament is about school spirit, shocking upsets, Cinderella runs, the office bracket contest, mid-majors with funny mascots or a myriad of other happenstances that make March Madness popular.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 18 Mar. 2025
And there was a physical altercation at the 1994 men’s Final Four between the mascots for Arizona and Arkansas.
—John Raby, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
There’s usually one trendy pick that seems to stick out above the rest, one that even your coworker who chooses based on mascots knows about.
—Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 17 Mar. 2025
Fans navigating the dozens of schools in the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments might become as attached to the mascots as the athletes themselves.
—John Raby, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
Set in an alternate 1990s in which robots — invented by Walt Disney in the 1930s, and quickly adopted as corporate mascots — rebel against their flesh-and-blood overlords, the story drops us into a world in which Homo sapiens once again reign supreme.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2025
Anchorage’s Star reindeer are the stuff of legend, serving as the unofficial mascots of the city and playing a vital role in parades, school field trips and cultural events — living the life of small-town celebrities.
—Hank Sanders, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Mascots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mascots. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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