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
The Yankees watched Judge play the game of his life Tuesday night, blasting one of the most dramatic home runs before one of the most emotional crowds in recent postseason memory and then carried none of that feel-good karma into Game 4.
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Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
The concepts of karma, dharma, and the eternal dance between fate and choice are deeply embedded in Indian culture.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025
Some activists read from the Bhagavad Gita, a Hindu text which describes the roots of the Ashvattha, a sacred tree, as bound to human actions and karma.
—Ellen Walker, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025
Concepts like zero, karma, ahimsa, non-duality, and moksha shaped not just her identity but how the world understands selfhood, suffering, time, and truth.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
The concepts of karma, dharma, and the eternal dance between fate and choice are deeply embedded in Indian culture.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025
Some activists read from the Bhagavad Gita, a Hindu text which describes the roots of the Ashvattha, a sacred tree, as bound to human actions and karma.
—Ellen Walker, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025
Concepts like zero, karma, ahimsa, non-duality, and moksha shaped not just her identity but how the world understands selfhood, suffering, time, and truth.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for karma
Noun
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The expensive propaganda doc is glossily shot and lushly scored, although for some reason Ratner keeps inserting segments shot on what looks like Super 8 film, as if to infuse the Trumps with some of that Kennedy-era aura.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Jan. 2026
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The clip soon inspired TikTok users to impersonate the owl’s unflappable aura.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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One approach to addressing casualty risks is to design spacecraft to demise entirely, but this exacerbates the atmosphere pollution problem, said Boley.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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According to the National Weather Service, when a water droplet in a freezing atmosphere comes into contact with a nucleus, like a speck of dust or pollen, an ice crystal is formed.—
Ray Petelin,
CBS News,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The smell of methanol racing fuel and the buzz of anticipation filled Lucas Oil Stadium as a procession of monster trucks rumbled into position for Monster Jam’s two-show weekend on January 31 and February 1.—
Travis LaCoss,
IndyStar,
5 Feb. 2026
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Great for pet smells and musty spots.—
Ashlyn Needham,
The Spruce,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Karma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/karma. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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