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
Days later, Matthew Knowles told TMZ that karma would be coming Ye’s way for attacking his grandchildren.
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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
Reddit will also begin displaying the criteria required for posting in select subreddits, such as account age or karma.
—Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 7 Mar. 2025
Caste, an ancient social order rooted in Hindu beliefs of karma and rebirth, divides people into rigid groups based on traditional occupations.
—Sushmita Pathak, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Mar. 2025
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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
Reddit will also begin displaying the criteria required for posting in select subreddits, such as account age or karma.
—Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 7 Mar. 2025
Caste, an ancient social order rooted in Hindu beliefs of karma and rebirth, divides people into rigid groups based on traditional occupations.
—Sushmita Pathak, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for karma
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In videos and photos on social media, Leake, now in his early fifties, had the aura of an elder-statesman goth punk.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
26 Apr. 2025
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The overwhelming majority of those games have not carried the aura of a special occasion in the way UEFA Champions League or Copa Libertadores fixtures can in Europe and South America.—
Ian Nicholas Quillen,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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More than 2,300 rocket bodies orbiting the Earth can't be controlled and will eventually reenter the atmosphere, according to Nature.com.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
21 Apr. 2025
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The ensemble even included someone whose sole purpose was to deliver tequila shots to the musicians and hold Junior H’s red solo cup, generating a party atmosphere both onstage and in the audience.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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“Karma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/karma. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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