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
Is this just the usual lurch into the All-Star Break, a comical stretch of lousy basketball karma … or something else?
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Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 11 Feb. 2026
Instant success, instant karma out there, instant new art form, instant everything.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2026
Rebirth in the hells is one possible form of reincarnation in Buddhism, which teaches that the quality of people’s karma in their present life determines where they are reborn in their next life.
—Megan Bryson, The Conversation, 5 Feb. 2026
Some even credited Bregman for the comeback, suggesting the karma of his signing seeped into Ben Johnson’s game plan.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2026
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Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 11 Feb. 2026
Instant success, instant karma out there, instant new art form, instant everything.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2026
Rebirth in the hells is one possible form of reincarnation in Buddhism, which teaches that the quality of people’s karma in their present life determines where they are reborn in their next life.
—Megan Bryson, The Conversation, 5 Feb. 2026
Some even credited Bregman for the comeback, suggesting the karma of his signing seeped into Ben Johnson’s game plan.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for karma
Noun
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But inside, up on the eighth floor where the writers worked in silence, Rainey’s world unfolded for me in Technicolor, lit by her fiery aura.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
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But the aura of deep spirituality and tangible history is impressive.—
Jessica Kozuka,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Apr. 2026
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Much of it was lofted by tiny gas pockets into the upper water column, only to fall back downward after the bubbles fizzed into the atmosphere.—
Jeffrey Marlow,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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Opt for the fine-dining option to sink into a quieter atmosphere.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Other barriers to having home-cooked, nutritious food could include lack of motivation, medications or losing the sense of taste or smell that may lead to apathy about food.—
Addison Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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The earthy, herbaceous scent is described by various commenters as a match for the smell left behind on your fingers after picking a fresh tomato off the vine, or the experience of walking through a garden.—
Joseph Erbentraut,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Karma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/karma. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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