as in aura
a special quality or impression associated with something
as the site of a string of failed businesses, the building definitely had bad karma
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Recent Examples of karma
Instant success, instant karma out there, instant new art form, instant everything.
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Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2026
Rebirth in the hells is one possible form of reincarnation in Buddhism, which teaches that the quality of people’s karma in their present life determines where they are reborn in their next life.
—Megan Bryson, The Conversation, 5 Feb. 2026
Some even credited Bregman for the comeback, suggesting the karma of his signing seeped into Ben Johnson’s game plan.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2026
From there, consider thrift store karma.
—Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 14 Jan. 2026
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Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2026
Rebirth in the hells is one possible form of reincarnation in Buddhism, which teaches that the quality of people’s karma in their present life determines where they are reborn in their next life.
—Megan Bryson, The Conversation, 5 Feb. 2026
Some even credited Bregman for the comeback, suggesting the karma of his signing seeped into Ben Johnson’s game plan.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2026
From there, consider thrift store karma.
—Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 14 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for karma
Noun
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All that magical aura is now plastered on her new album, K de Karma, out via Sony Music Mexico.—
Jessica Roiz,
Billboard,
20 Mar. 2026
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The film follows a quiet inmate arriving at a violent Indonesian prison with a supernatural entity that kills those with the darkest auras.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Instead of desultoriness—a common atmosphere in these sorts of stories—the prevailing mood is one of qualified happiness.—
Deborah Treisman,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
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In a lot of ways, his performance set the atmosphere for the main event.—
Julyssa Lopez,
Rolling Stone,
14 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Both the residents and the township agreed that something needs to be done about the smell lingering in the air.—
Jessica Riley,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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There’s a lovely, gentle soapy smell throughout the hotel.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Karma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/karma. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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