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
Believe in karma, basketball gods or neither.
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C.j. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
11 June 2026
But not only past life merit, but the connection of karma — and love.
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CBS News,
28 May 2026
Last, similar to Slashdot, users can earn karma for the popularity of their links and comments.
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Steve Paulussen,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
28 May 2026
Cleveland also brought back beloved guard Matthew Dellavedova, a member of its 2016 championship team for some karma.
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ABC News,
25 May 2026
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C.j. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
11 June 2026
But not only past life merit, but the connection of karma — and love.
—
CBS News,
28 May 2026
Last, similar to Slashdot, users can earn karma for the popularity of their links and comments.
—
Steve Paulussen,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
28 May 2026
Cleveland also brought back beloved guard Matthew Dellavedova, a member of its 2016 championship team for some karma.
—
ABC News,
25 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for karma
Recent Examples of Synonyms for karma
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Bubblegum pink nails with strawberry auras are fit for a day at the fair.
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The color palette shifts among black and white, sepia-toned, and some gray-green patina to really nail the foreboding aura.
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Still, fans were surprised by the lack of atmosphere permitted outside the stadium, especially in South Florida, where nearly 240,000 Colombians lived in Miami-Dade and Broward counties in 2023, according to the American Community Survey.
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The Swift Observatory is in a region of space known as low-Earth orbit nearer to the atmosphere, which is also where the International Space Station resides.
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Baking soda neutralizes odors instead of masking them, binding with the compounds that actually cause smells rather than covering them up.
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Outside the Lineage warehouse Thursday morning, the smell of heavy smoke was already being replaced with that of spoiling food and filthy water.
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“Karma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/karma. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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