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
Of course, nobody wants to rely on karma in football — which brings us back to Shearer’s comments.
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Cerys Jones, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2026
Is this just the usual lurch into the All-Star Break, a comical stretch of lousy basketball karma … or something else?
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 11 Feb. 2026
Instant success, instant karma out there, instant new art form, instant everything.
—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
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Cerys Jones, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2026
Is this just the usual lurch into the All-Star Break, a comical stretch of lousy basketball karma … or something else?
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 11 Feb. 2026
Instant success, instant karma out there, instant new art form, instant everything.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for karma
Noun
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But inside, up on the eighth floor where the writers worked in silence, Rainey’s world unfolded for me in Technicolor, lit by her fiery aura.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
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But the aura of deep spirituality and tangible history is impressive.—
Jessica Kozuka,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Apr. 2026
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Much of it was lofted by tiny gas pockets into the upper water column, only to fall back downward after the bubbles fizzed into the atmosphere.—
Jeffrey Marlow,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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Opt for the fine-dining option to sink into a quieter atmosphere.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Apr. 2026
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Perhaps others in the area have stumbled upon the mysterious flute man themselves, or can recall the smell of monomer from a nail salon at the Redlands Mall.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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Just the check, the soft clatter of plates and that lingering smell of basil and coconut that follows you out the door.—
Timothy DePeugh,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Karma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/karma. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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