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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
These striking vistas are two of the most iconic in the park, allowing visitors to gaze out at innumerable red rock hoodoos and the limb-like roots of scrubby limber pines spanning for miles across the canyon’s main amphitheater.
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Emily Pennington, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Feb. 2023
Along the trails, visitors can see weathered rock hoodoos, natural springs, Native rock art, and historical ruins of ranches and other structures.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2024
South Africa overcame their Australia hoodoo, having beaten them just for the second time from 11 T20I matches.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Rocky Mountaineer Rocky Mountaineer offers luxury train journeys through some of North America’s most spectacular scenery, from the mountain passes and plunging canyons of Canada to the far-reaching deserts and hoodoos of the US.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
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Writing nonsense just to make word / article quotas.—
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The Baltimore Sun owes Baltimore Ravens placekicker Justin Tucker a headline apology and let this nonsense go.—
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The Chinese Communist Party is a curse upon the earth.—
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Finishing fifth — or even fourth, as Liverpool managed last season — has historically been a bit of a curse, with teams struggling to build on their successes.—
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The property also grows its own herbs, greens, nuts, berries, and edible flowers.—
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Focus on whole foods like fruits, leafy green vegetables, fatty fish, nuts, and seeds.—
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Overall, warmer days are on the way for much of the central and southern U.S., with milder conditions for the Northeast following extended spells of teeth-chattering chills in February, Sosnowski said.—
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Long spells of sitting in airports and on airplanes is a common story among patients who come to the ER with one or more clots in their legs — or worse, evidence that a clot has broken free and traveled through the bloodstream to lodge in the lungs, a serious condition called a pulmonary embolus.—
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Crews wearing hazmat suits shoveled mounds of ash into plastic garbage bags.—
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This inspection was on Friday, Feb. 7 —that’s 22 days after the meat should have met the garbage.—
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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.—
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The jinx broke when the Jordan basketball teams won a double victory during last Friday’s game with Chaska.—
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The vibe on-set is breezy and free; the collection of talent, both on the song and hanging out here today, makes the afternoon feel like the modern-day, Bay version of the Great Day in Harlem celebrating the 1950s New York jazz scene.—
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With his unique blend of jazz, R&B, and classical training, plus his deep connection to New Orleans, Batiste’s rendition of the National Anthem promises to be both meaningful and memorable—a perfect way to start off this year’s Super Bowl Sunday.—
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Pick up wings or tenders with flavors like Carolina gold BBQ, Cajun voodoo, cruisin’ altitude, afterburner, garlic parm, sweet chili and plenty more.—
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The inside is decked out with green and purple beads, voodoo masks and gold fleurs-de-lis.—
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“Hoodoo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoodoo. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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