as in aura
a special quality or impression associated with something
as the site of a string of failed businesses, the building definitely had bad karma
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Recent Examples of karma
Cleveland also brought back beloved guard Matthew Dellavedova, a member of its 2016 championship team for some karma.
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ABC News,
25 May 2026
The Pacers deserved some good karma.
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Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
19 May 2026
Time-and-date karma was always going to boomerang.
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Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
15 May 2026
There are 12 rules of karma in eastern philosophy.
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Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
13 May 2026
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ABC News,
25 May 2026
The Pacers deserved some good karma.
—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
19 May 2026
Time-and-date karma was always going to boomerang.
—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
15 May 2026
There are 12 rules of karma in eastern philosophy.
—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
13 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for karma
Recent Examples of Synonyms for karma
Noun
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The juxtaposition of familiar names creates an aura that savvy consumers recognize as significant.
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Inspired by the fan-favorite drink, this dreamy aura design blends soft gradients with a vibrant pop of jellyfish candy red for a look that's almost good enough to eat.
Noun
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Still, fans were surprised by the lack of atmosphere permitted outside the stadium, especially in South Florida, where nearly 240,000 Colombians lived in Miami-Dade and Broward counties in 2023, according to the American Community Survey.
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The Swift Observatory is in a region of space known as low-Earth orbit nearer to the atmosphere, which is also where the International Space Station resides.
Noun
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Baking soda neutralizes odors instead of masking them, binding with the compounds that actually cause smells rather than covering them up.
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Outside the Lineage warehouse Thursday morning, the smell of heavy smoke was already being replaced with that of spoiling food and filthy water.
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“Karma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/karma. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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