kis

plural of ki
as in energies
a spiritual force that is held to emanate from or give animation to living beings martial artists learn to use ki to fend off would-be attackers

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Noun
  • These puzzles, like the horizon problem, the flatness problem, and the monopole problem, strongly suggested that the hot, dense, early state couldn’t be extrapolated to arbitrarily high temperatures and energies.
    Big Think, Big Think, 22 Oct. 2025
  • There are four energies in the car.
    Gerrick Kennedy, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025
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  • For bones, spirits, and some menacing dolls, here’s where to go for a fright.
    Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Budj Bim assigned the weeping she-oak (Casuarina) trees, whose whispering voices can be heard in the wind, to be the guardian spirits of the landscape.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Kis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kis. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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