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superstitious

[soo-per-stish-uhs] / ˌsu pərˈstɪʃ əs /
ADJECTIVE
having superstitions
Synonyms


ADJECTIVE
based on superstition
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Baseball players are superstitious — it comes with the territory.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Born and raised in New York, she describes her Sicilian family as very superstitious.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

Barker says he is superstitious and has fine-tuned his routine to prepare for an auction.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 22, 2025

They added that some cases involved self-staged abductions, while others arose from romantic relationships gone sour, superstitious beliefs and property disputes.

From BBC • Sep. 2, 2025

Even though neither of us was superstitious, that necropolis of crosses, cupolas, and tombstones had us pretty nervous.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende



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