as in energy
a spiritual force that is held to emanate from or give animation to living beings
a book by a professor of physiological science about her experiments with human energy fields and the vibes they emanate
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Recent Examples of vibes
And the Sabres are rolling with sky-high vibes right now.
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Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
Anyone else getting vibes from the historic winter of 2014-2015 yet?
—Terry Eliasen, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
Rathskeller Coffee Bar & Pub A beloved community destination for 25 years, Rathskeller has a full espresso bar, craft beer, wine, tasty eats, and good vibes.
—Trudy Haywood Saunders, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2026
The trailer for Hungry has major sci-fi thriller vibes.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 26 Jan. 2026
The icy vibes seemed to seep into the Bucks’ play.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2026
The Chet Baker is an Old Fashioned with summer vibes.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 24 Jan. 2026
The good vibes disappeared as the club started 1-5, and Harbaugh was fired this month after an 8-9 season.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 22 Jan. 2026
The year is 2016, and the vibes are immaculate.
—Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 22 Jan. 2026
Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
Anyone else getting vibes from the historic winter of 2014-2015 yet?
—Terry Eliasen, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
Rathskeller Coffee Bar & Pub A beloved community destination for 25 years, Rathskeller has a full espresso bar, craft beer, wine, tasty eats, and good vibes.
—Trudy Haywood Saunders, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2026
The trailer for Hungry has major sci-fi thriller vibes.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 26 Jan. 2026
The icy vibes seemed to seep into the Bucks’ play.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2026
The Chet Baker is an Old Fashioned with summer vibes.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 24 Jan. 2026
The good vibes disappeared as the club started 1-5, and Harbaugh was fired this month after an 8-9 season.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 22 Jan. 2026
The year is 2016, and the vibes are immaculate.
—Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 22 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vibes
Noun
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Russia struck Ukrainian energy assets in several regions of Ukraine on Thursday but there were no strikes on those facilities overnight, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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Beijing has spent decades growing its trade ties and bankrolling projects in the region, to boost transportation links and cut energy costs – cementing its own influence along the way.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
31 Jan. 2026
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
Cite this Entry
“Vibes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vibes. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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