variants
or aurorae
as in sunrises
the first appearance of light in the morning or the time of its appearance
a gorgeous pink aurora aroused us out of our slumber
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Recent Examples of auroras
The journey produced stunning photos, including one of Earth that captured incredible detail, such as auroras lighting up the atmosphere.
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
To their surprise, though, the prolonged auroras of 1204 left no corresponding surge in carbon-14.
—Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 10 Apr. 2026
Remember, auroras are inherently unpredictable and often come in waves.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
There are two auroras (top right and bottom left).
—Tom Costello, NBC news, 4 Apr. 2026
As the sun set behind Earth, auroras were visible to the top right and bottom left of the planet, and bright zodiacal light can be seen in a band at the bottom right.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2026
Among the beautiful details in this image were not one but two auroras, as well as zodiacal light in the bottom right of the image.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 3 Apr. 2026
In the same image, Earth is flanked by the northern and southern auroras at its top right and bottom left.
—Ayana Archie, NPR, 3 Apr. 2026
The first flicker of faint auroras are picked up better on your phone camera than your eyes.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
To their surprise, though, the prolonged auroras of 1204 left no corresponding surge in carbon-14.
—Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 10 Apr. 2026
Remember, auroras are inherently unpredictable and often come in waves.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
There are two auroras (top right and bottom left).
—Tom Costello, NBC news, 4 Apr. 2026
As the sun set behind Earth, auroras were visible to the top right and bottom left of the planet, and bright zodiacal light can be seen in a band at the bottom right.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2026
Among the beautiful details in this image were not one but two auroras, as well as zodiacal light in the bottom right of the image.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 3 Apr. 2026
In the same image, Earth is flanked by the northern and southern auroras at its top right and bottom left.
—Ayana Archie, NPR, 3 Apr. 2026
The first flicker of faint auroras are picked up better on your phone camera than your eyes.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for auroras
Noun
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The installation puts people inside that spectral array of color to capture the essence of those sunrises and sunsets.—
Niyaz Pirani,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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That tourism-ad Zambia, with views of Mosi-oa-Tunya and sunrises that bled color into the marshmallow-white of the clouds through the raging waterfall, or the sound of Lake Bangweulu whipping the white beach as lullaby.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The last of the average temperature days are now behind us for the foreseeable future, with a huge push of summer-like air heading to the Philadelphia region starting Monday.—
Andrew Kozak,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Hale’s account opens with the frantic search effort that led to her rescue, two days later.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Auroras.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auroras. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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