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as in shaking
a series of slight movements by a body back and forth or from side to side
the vibration of the floor caused by thundering feet in the hallway
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as in energy
often vibrations plural
a spiritual force that is held to emanate from or give animation to living beings
the Eastern holistic philosophy that unhappy thoughts disrupt the vibrations from one's energy field, causing illness
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as in odor
usually vibrations plural
a special quality or impression associated with something
although the murders happened long ago, visitors to the house claim that it still gives off unsettling vibrations
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Recent Examples of vibration
The purpose of manganese in the region below the aculeus, the team speculates, is probably to improve the flexibility and absorption of vibrations.
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Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 1 May 2026
Following a late arrival to preseason testing in Barcelona, Aston has struggled for reliability throughout the early stages of this year due to a vibration issue that caused damage to the battery on the engine, as well as leaving the drivers fearing permanent nerve damage at one stage.
—Luke Smith, New York Times, 1 May 2026
In fact, the guidance cues that a typical cow receives each day are almost entirely sound and vibration.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 29 Apr. 2026
Unlike metal, wood has natural 'viscoelastic' properties to absorb vibration.
—New Atlas, 27 Apr. 2026
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Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 1 May 2026
Following a late arrival to preseason testing in Barcelona, Aston has struggled for reliability throughout the early stages of this year due to a vibration issue that caused damage to the battery on the engine, as well as leaving the drivers fearing permanent nerve damage at one stage.
—Luke Smith, New York Times, 1 May 2026
In fact, the guidance cues that a typical cow receives each day are almost entirely sound and vibration.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 29 Apr. 2026
Unlike metal, wood has natural 'viscoelastic' properties to absorb vibration.
—New Atlas, 27 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vibration
Noun
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Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
9 May 2026
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The team also found that certain near-surface features, such as softer rock layers above where the stopping phase happens, can further enhance it, leading to more severe shaking of the ground at the surface.—
Jacek Krywko,
Scientific American,
23 Apr. 2026
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The Sun came into the second half with a burst of energy sparked by back-to-back buckets from Miller.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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Osvald Søe, 20, Wilson Eisner, 24, and Kieran Sargeant, 22, have all contributed to a developmental foundation that gives Varas’ club energy, athleticism, upside, and, at times, understandable volatility.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2026
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There are also provisions in the proposal that say PROVA would work with the city if mitigations were needed because of odor.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2026
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This is characterized by unusual or bad odors and flavors resulting from lipid oxidation.—
Ayesha Gulzar,
Verywell Health,
6 May 2026
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All the trembling, as Kimbangu touched the sick, alarmed European settlers and reassured the plantation workers who trekked to Nkamba in search of healing.—
Rodney Muhumuza,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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At first this change of scale vivifies the butterfly—its brief stillness, the angle of its wings, its trembling—while freezing everything else, including the novel’s action.—
Ben Lerner,
The New York Review of Books,
19 Mar. 2026
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For now, the closest thing to another A24 eatery is the new Ambassadors Clubhouse, a lavish Indian restaurant imported from London that shares a building with the studio’s offices in Koreatown and by extension some of A24’s aura.—
Julian Sancton,
HollywoodReporter,
8 May 2026
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That’s where young Teddy Roosevelt ranched and lived the cowboy lifestyle in the 1880s, a period that influenced his conservation ethos and tough-as-nails presidential aura.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
8 May 2026
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Daily air quality index, or AQI, reports are available on the MPCA’s website, and the agency sends out air quality alerts through social media.—
Forum News Service,
Twin Cities,
8 May 2026
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Likewise, drones came, and were incinerated while in the air.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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During this phase, octopuses display visible twitching along with rapid changes in skin color and texture, per NPR.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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Gosnell did not testify at his 2013 trial, but his defense attorney argued that none of the fetuses were born alive and that any movements were posthumous twitching or spasms, according to the AP.—
Greg Norman-Diamond,
FOXNews.com,
24 Mar. 2026
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Snow Petrels spit out the oil in front of their nests, primarily to ward off predators with its smell and stickiness.—
Hannah Richter,
Scientific American,
7 May 2026
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The smell of baby oil on my skin.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 May 2026
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“Vibration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vibration. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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