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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
These two energies seduced me to find womxn who, through their artistic work, were open to rebellious acts such as publishing art books on essential topics.
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Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2025
At the absolute highest energies, the Moon glows with a light all its own, powered by nuclear recoils, and irrespective of any light, or anything at all, emitted by the Sun.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 4 Sep. 2025
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi reportedly told the European Union’s top diplomat in July that China could not accept a Russian loss in Ukraine, because that might lead the United States to focus its energies on containing China’s rise.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
Take time to rejuvenate your energies.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 30 Aug. 2025
Their decay energies go from a few kiloelectron volts (for tritium, or hydrogen-3) to a few megaelectron volts (for yttrium-90).
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Aug. 2025
As the fraction got more complicated, with more digits in the denominator, the breaks between possible energies got more numerous.
—Lyndie Chiou, Quanta Magazine, 25 Aug. 2025
For more than a century, scientists have known that Earth is constantly bombarded by cosmic rays, charged particles with staggering energies, far beyond what our accelerators can produce.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2025
If Helmy finds in the Party the kind of fellowship and outlet for his energies that a good career might otherwise have satisfied, Erich embraces his new identity with a snarling brutality that is a repudiation of his former sense of humiliation.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2025
Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2025
At the absolute highest energies, the Moon glows with a light all its own, powered by nuclear recoils, and irrespective of any light, or anything at all, emitted by the Sun.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 4 Sep. 2025
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi reportedly told the European Union’s top diplomat in July that China could not accept a Russian loss in Ukraine, because that might lead the United States to focus its energies on containing China’s rise.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
Take time to rejuvenate your energies.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 30 Aug. 2025
Their decay energies go from a few kiloelectron volts (for tritium, or hydrogen-3) to a few megaelectron volts (for yttrium-90).
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Aug. 2025
As the fraction got more complicated, with more digits in the denominator, the breaks between possible energies got more numerous.
—Lyndie Chiou, Quanta Magazine, 25 Aug. 2025
For more than a century, scientists have known that Earth is constantly bombarded by cosmic rays, charged particles with staggering energies, far beyond what our accelerators can produce.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2025
If Helmy finds in the Party the kind of fellowship and outlet for his energies that a good career might otherwise have satisfied, Erich embraces his new identity with a snarling brutality that is a repudiation of his former sense of humiliation.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for energies
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The category is projected to be worth roughly $8–10 billion USD in 2025, with a steady 5% annual growth rate through 2033, driven by rising demand in Asia and a global appetite for premium spirits, according to Data Insights Market.—
Gina Pace,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The film has Lorraine Warren, using her psychic visions, uncovering that the spirits in the house are masking the demonic presence — one that’s tied to the mirror at the beginning of the film that is also seen in the series’ first film.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Sep. 2025
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Passenger demand fuels growing revenue No question, travelers’ first priority when heading to the airport is that their flight is on time.—
Lori Weisberg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Sep. 2025
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This imbalance undermines trust, impairs decision-making and fuels agency problems.—
Michael Hilb,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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This innovative method produced the first instance of second sound in action, revealing heat waves rippling back and forth like acoustic vibrations.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Sep. 2025
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By shining light onto molecules to analyze these vibrations, techniques such as infrared spectroscopy or Raman spectroscopy can identify these molecules.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
4 Sep. 2025
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Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical Roald Dahl's beloved 1988 novel about a young girl named Matilda with telekinetic powers has gotten its fair share of adaptations over the years.—
Jacqueline Weiss,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Witnessing the rise of the internet, cellphones and social media as a teenager, Acutis harnessed these new powers of communication and coded a website to catalogue and promote eucharistic miracles.—
Ruth Sherlock,
NPR,
7 Sep. 2025
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The actor returned for the Sex and the City sequel's series finale as gallery owner Mark Kasabian, who arrives at Miranda's (Cynthia Nixon) Thanksgiving dinner as a potential suitor for Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker), even though the vibes are clearly not there.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement Advertisement But enough with the vibes at this point.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Energies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/energies. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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