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
So that good karma should be paying off.
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2025
The lay community provides for monks and temples, in exchange for the spiritual currency of merit, which is believed to turn into good karma.
—Brooke Schedneck, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2025
Days later, Matthew Knowles told TMZ that karma would be coming Ye’s way for attacking his grandchildren.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2025
Karma revolves around a fateful accident, which intertwines six lives in a tale of karma and crime, where each must face their own dark truths and connections.
—Sara Merican, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2025
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2025
The lay community provides for monks and temples, in exchange for the spiritual currency of merit, which is believed to turn into good karma.
—Brooke Schedneck, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2025
Days later, Matthew Knowles told TMZ that karma would be coming Ye’s way for attacking his grandchildren.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2025
Karma revolves around a fateful accident, which intertwines six lives in a tale of karma and crime, where each must face their own dark truths and connections.
—Sara Merican, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for karma
Noun
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Brad was firmly outside the mansion’s mysterious aura of cool during that now 50-year-old scene, so Bostwick just hangs out with other fans if he gets lost.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
1 Oct. 2025
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But Picardo developed a comprehensive strategy and mission statement to attract more consumers and brand partners, while maintaining Holts’ luxury aura and reinforcing its social values.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The vortex is a gigantic, circular area of cold air high up in the atmosphere that typically spins over the North Pole (as its name suggests).—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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That distinction likely reflects shifts in Mars' climate and atmosphere as Jezero Crater filled with sediment, the researcher said.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Karma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/karma. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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