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as in spirits
a spiritual force that is held to emanate from or give animation to living beings
many Eastern cultures believe in the significance of life energy in the healing process
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as in fuels
something with a usable capacity for doing work
some of the power needs of the house are provided by solar energy
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Recent Examples of energies
Researchers in Finland have made a significant breakthrough that could unravel one of the biggest mysteries in physics by reaching billionth-level precision in measuring nuclear decay energies.
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2025
Worldwide solar and wind power generation has outpaced electricity demand this year, and for the first time on record, renewable energies combined generated more power than coal, according to a new analysis.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
Cal has one of college football’s most charming and old-school home energies, from Strawberry Canyon to Charter Hill.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
These two energies together can help you to move forward from a past that felt unfulfilling into a future that’s bright and dynamic.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
Together, these Cardinal energies create friction between the desire for compromise and the raw truth surrounding a situation.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
Rebecca Hall plays Rosenkrantz and Ben Whishaw plays Hujar, who offers a detailed account of his previous day’s activity, involving such idiosyncratic eminences as Susan Sontag and Allen Ginsberg—and the sorts of gamesmanship and intimate tensions that ensnare and frustrate artistic energies.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
My parents took it hard and focused all their energies on her.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Nuclear power plants are incredibly expensive to build and come with fuel costs that renewable energies like wind and solar don't have.
—Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2025
Worldwide solar and wind power generation has outpaced electricity demand this year, and for the first time on record, renewable energies combined generated more power than coal, according to a new analysis.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
Cal has one of college football’s most charming and old-school home energies, from Strawberry Canyon to Charter Hill.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
These two energies together can help you to move forward from a past that felt unfulfilling into a future that’s bright and dynamic.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
Together, these Cardinal energies create friction between the desire for compromise and the raw truth surrounding a situation.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
Rebecca Hall plays Rosenkrantz and Ben Whishaw plays Hujar, who offers a detailed account of his previous day’s activity, involving such idiosyncratic eminences as Susan Sontag and Allen Ginsberg—and the sorts of gamesmanship and intimate tensions that ensnare and frustrate artistic energies.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
My parents took it hard and focused all their energies on her.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Nuclear power plants are incredibly expensive to build and come with fuel costs that renewable energies like wind and solar don't have.
—Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for energies
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Martinez appeared to be in good spirits about that rather personal jab about his appearance, and Boone probably meant no harm to his rival’s broadcaster.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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But perhaps, all the Yankees needed was to summon the spirits that lie past the center-field wall in this ballpark.—
Chris Kirschner,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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Large fires often spread rapidly due to fine, dry fuels and ladder fuels that carry flames into the canopy.—
Jon Stojan,
USA Today,
6 Oct. 2025
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The power plant, working on E25 fuels, is mated to a sequential six-speed constant-mesh gearbox managed by the driver through steering-wheel paddles.—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
6 Oct. 2025
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The researchers included environmental effects, such as vibrations, that can disrupt or aid the flow of energy.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
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The receptors in your hands respond to myriad stimuli-like pressures—vibrations in sync with 15 different families of neurons.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
29 Sep. 2025
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Trump and Vought claim sweeping powers to cut spending without Congress, despite laws to the contrary.—
Steven T. Dennis,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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Luminate’s streaming, sales and airplay data powers Billboard’s charts.—
Keith Caulfield,
Billboard,
10 Oct. 2025
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People read auras and palms, too.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
23 Sep. 2025
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So why does the sight of her, bottle-blonde and clad in a green dress that screams vintage Dream Factory glitz, still give off such deflating Jenny-from-the-block vibes?—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
11 Oct. 2025
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The music is loud, and the vibes are high.—
Kristen Tribe,
Southern Living,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Energies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/energies. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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