energies

plural of energy
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as in vibrations
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 The stone is believed to have powerful energies that can help cleanse the blood, improve circulation, and boost overall vitality. Kelsey Stiegman, InStyle, 7 Aug. 2026 Woolf, who desired a palate cleanser after finishing her experimental novel The Waves, focused her energies on the life story of the poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s cocker spaniel. Rachel Vorona Cote, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026 Piñón also proposes the use of renewable energies, such as solar, and producing ethanol from sugarcane, as Brazil does. Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026 What amazing power and authority are imparted to us by divine Mind, bestowing the understanding that we are composed of and express the divine energies of God, Love. Leslie Revilock, Christian Science Monitor, 20 July 2026 For the Surrealists, fans of Marx and Freud, such energies could be more healthily—and liberally—expressed. Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 17 July 2026 So computer engineers work hard to make computers immune to noise, by switching bits at energies far above the random ripples of the environment. Quanta Magazine, 15 July 2026 Colliding protons at record-setting energies of almost 14 trillion electron volts (TeV), the LHC became the world’s most powerful collider and redrew the map of experimental particle physics. Florencia Canelli, Scientific American, 1 July 2026 This is turning into a strange tournament for Germany, full of duelling energies. Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 26 June 2026
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Noun
  • The paddle has special absorption technology to absorb vibrations.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • However, research presented in April at the 2026 Seismological Society of America Annual Meeting reveals that ground vibrations generated by everyday human activity dropped significantly during the last total solar eclipse.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
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  • In a Friday night briefing, Ryan Swanson, a fire behavior analyst, said that the dead fuels – from fine grasses to heavy logs – were the driest in 21 years, and the driest of the season so far.
    Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Fire crews were warned Friday morning that there would be erratic winds, dry fuels and hot temperatures as well as potential for dry thunderstorms and lightning.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026
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  • Today, the brown spirits landscape in this country has changed dramatically, and there is no longer a single state that does not have at least one whiskey producer.
    Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • But the growth of non-alcoholic beer, wine and spirits has made zebra striping far more sustainable.
    Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2026
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  • The lawsuit argued that the new rules incorrectly preempt states’ powers to regulate how the interest generated by mortgage escrow accounts is handled.
    P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Madness, and all thanks to the powers of drunken room service.
    Tom Smyth, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026
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  • Connecticut reported 12 clinical cases of Candida auras infection in 2024, according to CDC data.
    Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Bubblegum pink nails with strawberry auras are fit for a day at the fair.
    Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 29 June 2026
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  • The cheeky beach bar, complete with its iconic VW car, serves up drinks, good vibes, and surf lessons for those keen to get on the waves.
    Monica Mendal, Vogue, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Trade peak-season crowds for picture-perfect weather, easy-going vibes, and more favorable rates.
    Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 9 Aug. 2026

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“Energies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/energies. Accessed 16 Aug. 2026.

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