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as in atmospheres
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 energies
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 auras
Bubblegum pink nails with strawberry auras are fit for a day at the fair.
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Ariel Wodarcyk,
InStyle,
29 June 2026
These characters have been somewhat thinly drawn despite the vibrant auras of Joy Sunday and Richard Jenkins since the beginning.
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Andy Andersen,
Vulture,
13 Apr. 2026
The film follows a quiet inmate arriving at a violent Indonesian prison with a supernatural entity that kills those with the darkest auras.
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Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2026
Labubus allowed fashion girlies to get nostalgic with their Birkins, the trad look swept social media’s most aesthetic corners, and the TikTok generation (following its near US ban) began farming its auras.
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Ella Graveney,
Vogue,
23 Dec. 2025
Ariel Wodarcyk,
InStyle,
29 June 2026
These characters have been somewhat thinly drawn despite the vibrant auras of Joy Sunday and Richard Jenkins since the beginning.
—
Andy Andersen,
Vulture,
13 Apr. 2026
The film follows a quiet inmate arriving at a violent Indonesian prison with a supernatural entity that kills those with the darkest auras.
—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2026
Labubus allowed fashion girlies to get nostalgic with their Birkins, the trad look swept social media’s most aesthetic corners, and the TikTok generation (following its near US ban) began farming its auras.
—
Ella Graveney,
Vogue,
23 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for auras
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Ricard is no stranger to raucous softball atmospheres.
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Each smell is said to elicit different atmospheres.
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This is turning into a strange tournament for Germany, full of duelling energies.
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The poem that precedes it, the Iliad, is a cruel and beautiful work, the ultimate story of war; the Odyssey has its warlike passages, but its central energies seem almost commonplace beside the merciless fury of Achilles.
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Meanwhile, special bags and a clamping system lock away smells that put a damper on cuddle time with your sweet new arrival.
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Pick a spot with partial shade, good drainage, wind protection and enough distance from the house to avoid smells and noise.
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Koval Distillery, Chicago’s first legal post-Prohibition distillery, produces spirits as artful as its bottle designs and Vin312 Winery has grown from its owner’s garage into a full-fledged tasting room.
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The release continues Tamworth’s tradition of creating spirits inspired by the natural world around its rural New Hampshire home.
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Pets can have a positive impact on our mood by reducing feelings of anxiety and sadness.
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And second, showing up alone can create some feelings of anxiety even for the most outgoing people.
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During simulated testing and real-world trials, crews reported experiencing up to six times fewer body vibrations than on traditional diesel boats.
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When P-waves start radiating from the earthquake underground, Android phones sense the vibrations, start collecting data and send it back to Google servers for processing.
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The nose kicks off with a kick of Calvados, and early aromas include poached pears and apple jelly.
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Visitors entering the show don neck rings and wrist bands, the first to add the aromas of earth and flowers to the multi-sensory experience, the second to adjust the visual displays to each person’s emotional response.
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The show was always brilliant at orchestrating moods, with its slow-fast, quiet-loud contrasts, its extreme close-ups and noisy action scenes.
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After witnessing some, frankly, bad overall moods at other major events last year, I was struck by how different things felt at BIO 2026.
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“Auras.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auras. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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