auroras

variants or aurorae
plural of aurora
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 town of Churchill is also located below the auroral oval, a region centered around Earth’s magnetic poles where auroras most persistently occur. Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2026 Entries include photographs of auroras, galaxies and landscapes of Earth’s moon. Sneha Dhandapani, CNN Money, 24 July 2026 During the current cycle, strong geomagnetic storms have repeatedly sent auroras far beyond their usual polar skies. Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 17 July 2026 This follows recent vivid auroras on July 3-4, and a new moon on July 14 will provide darker skies. Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 Keep in mind that summer's long daylight hours, coupled with the light of the waning Strawberry Moon, may make faint auroras harder to see. Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 1 July 2026 These events create giant rotating auroras that can span hundreds or even thousands of kilometers. Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 21 June 2026
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Noun
  • The difference can be dramatic, with evening daylight lasting later into the day while winter sunrises arrive much later.
    James Ward, USA Today, 31 July 2026
  • Usually, environmental cues such as sunrises and sunsets help set your internal clock.
    Laura Ungar, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026
Noun
  • Colt’s father, Colin Gray, was sentenced to 15 years in prison two days later, as his lawyer announced plans to appeal.
    Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Four accounts across four services were involved, and Hugging Face’s forensic timeline documents 17,600 distinct actions across four days.
    Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

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“Auroras.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auroras. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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