Thesaurus results for VIBRATIONS

vibrations

noun

plural of vibration

as in energy

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

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 vibrations He’s taken by the meditative musical vibrations, and he’s even framed against a glass window that appears to shimmer, as though the rusty gears of his mind and heart are forced to rotate and a power a bulb somewhere off screen. — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026 Everything was considered — vibrations, temperature, humidity. — Lauren Frayer, NPR, 9 Sep. 2026 How a sound bath changes the first-date setup A sound bath asks two people to lie quietly beside each other while an immersive mix of tones and vibrations moves through the room. — Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 8 Sep. 2026 From ice vibrations to magnetic signals, researchers are finding new ways to collect Arctic data without stepping onto the ice. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026 Powered by the Girard-Perregaux GP03300, the automatic movement offers 48 hours of power reserve beating at 28,800 vibrations per hour with a water resistance of 100 meters. — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 1 Sep. 2026 The pipe organ moment in ‘Skeletons’ was no less than immaculate vibrations. — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2026 The resulting Flit M2i is lighter, mechanically truer and highly resistant to the vibrations of daily city riding. — New Atlas, 29 Aug. 2026 Sonic stakes emit low-frequency pulses and vibrations through the soil. — Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 26 Aug. 2026

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Researchers in the United States are shaping the nanoscience frontier, using atomic‑scale control to accelerate advances in electronics, energy storage, catalysis, sensing and medicine.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2026
Oil prices edged higher Thursday as worries over escalating tensions in the Middle East and their impact on energy supplies kept Brent crude above $100 a barrel.

— Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of energy

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Paying attention to your own body’s needs, and making time for a quick, warm shower can be not only essential for skin health and odor control, but good for relaxation.

— Alexandra Frost, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
Instead, here’s how to make your house smell good with these tricks to tackle smelly odors in your home and promote pleasant scents.

— Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of odor

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Doing so with Olivia Miles, who has captivated so many with her style of play but also her aura off the court, just feels special.

— Shakeia Taylor, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Under the influence of smoldering Scorpio, Venus possesses a magnetic, secretive and complex aura, making everything from our relationships to our investments all the more consuming and intense.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of aura

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Eachus studied the air temperature, heat indexes and peak temperatures for games at Texas, Tulsa, Alabama, Georgia, Nebraska and Iowa.

— Christopher Kamrani, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Zelensky has previously stressed said that an acute shortage of air defense interceptors has left Ukraine vulnerable to ballistic missile attacks.

— Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of air

Noun

Rarely has a film so resourcefully evoked the transportive but decidedly analog thrill of reading; rarely has the warmly musty smell of research libraries and archives somehow wafted with such sense-memory precision off a cinema screen.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
Ecology officials fined Nippon $4,500 in 2024 for releasing excessive amounts of sulfur dioxide, a poisonous gas with a strong smell.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of smell

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When a car gets flagged, the racing team gets a note (copied to the FIA) and a short window to fix it.

— Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
The high note Giuliani left office on — after mulling avenues to stay in office past the limitation — burnished his public profile with lucrative results, said his 1993 campaign press secretary Ken Frydman.

— Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of note

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That independence from the atmosphere is what transformed submarines from vessels that could briefly operate underwater into warships capable of remaining hidden beneath the ocean for months.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2026
But peatlands that are damaged—by drainage, fire, or a warming climate—can release that stored carbon back into the atmosphere, contributing to the concentration of greenhouse gases that is driving climate change.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026

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