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as in atmosphere
a special quality or impression associated with something
the monastery perched high on a mountaintop had an aura of unreality and mystery about it
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as in energy
a spiritual force that is held to emanate from or give animation to living beings
alternative medical treatments that rely on the practitioner's ability to detect a patient's aura
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Recent Examples of aura
Linebacker Roquan Smith recovered it, the entire defense posed for a photo in the end zone and the aura of the now-down-a-man defense regained a sweeping surge of momentum.
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Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 8 Nov. 2024
Her look included a telltale white streak in her red hair, dark bejeweled aura nails, and spidery lashes with a spider brooch to match.
—Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2024
Blending Japanese and Scandinavian design, the Mollie has an aura that immediately puts one at ease.
—Will Porter, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2024
There was an aura of surreal harmlessness about it all.
—Jonah Walters, Longreads, 24 Oct. 2024
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Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 8 Nov. 2024
Her look included a telltale white streak in her red hair, dark bejeweled aura nails, and spidery lashes with a spider brooch to match.
—Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2024
Blending Japanese and Scandinavian design, the Mollie has an aura that immediately puts one at ease.
—Will Porter, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2024
There was an aura of surreal harmlessness about it all.
—Jonah Walters, Longreads, 24 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aura
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Once the atmosphere responds to changes in oceanic temperature, more tropical rain tends to fall in Asia and Australia.Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
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As the air passes over unfrozen waters, warmth and moisture move into the lowest portion of the atmosphere.Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
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In 2020 the country promised to build 1,200 gigawatts of renewable energy by 2030, roughly the same electricity generating capacity of the whole United States.Julia Simon, NPR, 22 Nov. 2024
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Warmer waters send more moisture and energy into the atmosphere, triggering wetter conditions in many areas and supercharging the Pacific hurricane season.Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
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Hamas had agreed to the truce in May 2021 after an 11-day Israeli air campaign in Gaza that followed Hamas’s firing of 150 rockets into Israel, an opening barrage that killed two Israeli civilians and wounded dozens more.John Spencer, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
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Ultimately, the environmental benefit allowed Caltrain to receive a waiver by the air quality management district to keep the locomotives in operation.Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
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It is believed that a women’s qi, or life force, is depleted while giving birth.Clarissa Wei, Bon Appétit, 16 Sep. 2024
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Those with strong qi, who can learn to channel it, make for fierce, skilled warriors.Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 5 Sep. 2020
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Rich fruit and mature aromas intermingle with undertones of coconut and marzipan.Isabelle Kliger, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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Spread the aroma throughout your entire home with the brand’s best-selling candle, which was inspired by the fragrance.Malia Griggs, Glamour, 22 Nov. 2024
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Entitled All Lit Up!, the glowing LED installation stays true to the playful, celebratory spirit of Christmas by using light as a central medium to reimagine the traditional Christmas tree as a tall, twisting column.Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
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Colonies founded by charters to private companies and peopled by restless dreamers gave us an entrepreneurial spirit from the outset.The Editors, National Review, 28 Nov. 2024
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As a bonus, Cherry loves the oil’s refreshing smell, with notes of grapefruit flower, wood and bergamot.Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 20 Nov. 2024
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The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District said Wednesday the smell is emanating from the drop shafts that connect the area's sewers to the deep tunnel about 300 feet underground.Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 20 Nov. 2024
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Although inclusive and welcoming, the 1960s Tokyo salary-man theme, with nods to Ian Fleming’s novels, lends it a sophisticated ambience.Paul Caputo, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
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Designed to look like a lotus flower, reviewers say the warming light glows through the crackled glass and creates the most wonderful ambience.Hannah Rice, Rolling Stone, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Aura.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aura. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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