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as in nonsense
language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense
some economists have characterized the proposal as economic hoodoo that should be hooted down
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Recent Examples of hoodoo
Try the Peekaboo Loop (5 miles) that shows off hundreds of the park’s signature hoodoos—thin, towering spires that rise from the desert floor.
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Erica Zazo, Outside Online, 9 Jan. 2025
Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah One of many national parks in the southwestern United States, Bryce Canyon is particularly noteworthy for its surreal-looking hoodoo rock formations and its especially starry night skies.
—Nile Cappello, AFAR Media, 27 Dec. 2024
The mellow one-mile Bristlecone Loop cuts through a forest, with side views of hoodoos.
—Alison Osius, Outside Online, 1 Nov. 2024
Given the play-off hoodoo hanging over the club, early confirmation of a top-two finish would be the ideal outcome.
—Nancy Froston, The Athletic, 8 Aug. 2024
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Erica Zazo, Outside Online, 9 Jan. 2025
Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah One of many national parks in the southwestern United States, Bryce Canyon is particularly noteworthy for its surreal-looking hoodoo rock formations and its especially starry night skies.
—Nile Cappello, AFAR Media, 27 Dec. 2024
The mellow one-mile Bristlecone Loop cuts through a forest, with side views of hoodoos.
—Alison Osius, Outside Online, 1 Nov. 2024
Given the play-off hoodoo hanging over the club, early confirmation of a top-two finish would be the ideal outcome.
—Nancy Froston, The Athletic, 8 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hoodoo
Noun
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Describing the plot as utter nonsense would both be 100 percent correct and likely taken as a massive compliment for all involved.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
7 Mar. 2025
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Putin has repeatedly dismissed as nonsense Western claims that Russia could one day attack a NATO member.—
Reuters,
NBC News,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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As the phenomena intensify, Skye realizes she may have been marked by the same curse that claimed so many lives before her.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Episode 5 - Le Curse of Leclerc: Charles Leclerc breaks the Monaco curse in this episode by winning the Grand Prix and explaining the emotional importance of the feat.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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The property also grows its own herbs, greens, nuts, berries, and edible flowers.—
Bianca Salonga,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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Focus on whole foods like fruits, leafy green vegetables, fatty fish, nuts, and seeds.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
5 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Also in the alley, a spell can alter the storminess of the night sky.—
Dewayne Bevil,
Orlando Sentinel,
4 Mar. 2025
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What convinces the Jamaican transplant, though, is seeing a performer (Jessica Reeve) do a trapeze act and cast the whole room under her spell.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
1 Mar. 2025
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People will be painting, planting trees, spreading mulch and cleaning up garbage starting at 9 a.m.—
Sal Pizarro,
The Mercury News,
5 Mar. 2025
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Other videos on social media show people picking up food scraps from the garbage.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2025
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This gave Mahomes the go ahead to change up his hairstyle without worrying about a potential jinx.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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And while some Kansas City fans (and McAfee) may be worried that a haircut could put a jinx on the team, #15 already had that worked out.—
Effie Orfanides,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Founder Teri Johnson turned her love of fragrance, jazz, and Harlem into a brand that designs luxury home fragrances and scented candles.—
Toni Sutton,
People.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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Two examples would be the great jazz drummer Terri Lyne Carrington and the terrific banjo player Allison Brown, who is a La Jolla High School alum.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Mar. 2025
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By all metrics, Voodoo Macbeth was a smash, as critics fawned over the performances, the eye-popping costuming (above) and the voodoo drumming.—
Brandon Tensley,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 Feb. 2025
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The victims, many of them elderly, were accused of using voodoo to harm the gang leader’s son.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Hoodoo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoodoo. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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