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
If that happens, minor geomagnetic storms and bright auroras could follow.
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 Apr. 2026
This image of Earth also hides two auroras, at the top right and bottom left of the planet.
—Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 22 Apr. 2026
The Lyrids meteor shower is also peaking tonight, giving stargazers a rare double feature of meteors overhead and possible auroras on the horizon.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
When the particle stream interacts with gases in the planet's magnetic field, beautiful auroras are produced.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
This could produce auroras in up to 20 states.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 16 Apr. 2026
Another photo shows the nightside of the whole Earth, featuring the Sun’s halo, auroras and city lights.
—Christye Sisson, The Conversation, 13 Apr. 2026
To trace the solar events that caused these auroras, Miyahara and her colleagues looked for spikes of telltale atomic variations trapped in 13th-century tree rings, using Medieval literature to guide their search.
—Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 10 Apr. 2026
Two merging CMEs triggered the largest geomagnetic storm in two decades, which manifested in brightly colored auroras visible across the sky.
—Shirsh Lata Soni, JSTOR Daily, 13 Mar. 2025
Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 Apr. 2026
This image of Earth also hides two auroras, at the top right and bottom left of the planet.
—Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 22 Apr. 2026
The Lyrids meteor shower is also peaking tonight, giving stargazers a rare double feature of meteors overhead and possible auroras on the horizon.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
When the particle stream interacts with gases in the planet's magnetic field, beautiful auroras are produced.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
This could produce auroras in up to 20 states.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 16 Apr. 2026
Another photo shows the nightside of the whole Earth, featuring the Sun’s halo, auroras and city lights.
—Christye Sisson, The Conversation, 13 Apr. 2026
To trace the solar events that caused these auroras, Miyahara and her colleagues looked for spikes of telltale atomic variations trapped in 13th-century tree rings, using Medieval literature to guide their search.
—Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 10 Apr. 2026
Two merging CMEs triggered the largest geomagnetic storm in two decades, which manifested in brightly colored auroras visible across the sky.
—Shirsh Lata Soni, JSTOR Daily, 13 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for auroras
Noun
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Not to mention, Holden Beach uniquely runs east to west, so the sunrises and sunsets are spectacular from any location.—
Kristy Tolley,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Apr. 2026
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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
Noun
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Staffers have described their days as a dark bureaucratic comedy.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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If your carry-on can fit one, a reusable water bottle will be a game-changer on your next cruise as well as handy on excursion and travel days, too.—
Emily Belfiore,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Auroras.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auroras. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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