corona

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Recent Examples of corona The corona is the sun’s outermost atmosphere. Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 20 Jan. 2026 During totality, the moon will fully block the sun, revealing stars, planets, and the sun’s corona, but the eclipse must be viewed safely using protective glasses or indirect methods to avoid serious eye injury. Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 16 Jan. 2026 Forecasters say the event is caused by a coronal mass ejection, a large expulsion of plasma and magnetic field from the sun's corona, that will pass by Earth after occurring on Dec. 20. James Powel, USA Today, 22 Dec. 2025 Once released into space by a star, coronal mass ejections create a burst of radio waves while passing through the outer stellar atmosphere, called the corona. Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 16 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for corona
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aura
Noun
  • Your romantic aura is just as strong as a French mani moment.
    Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 6 Feb. 2026
  • His aura both overpowered her and complemented her own.
    Anna Peele, Vanity Fair, 6 Feb. 2026

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“Corona.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corona. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.

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