as in energy
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
  • Those batteries will then lead to cost, weight and material savings, creating an attractive selection of affordable, efficient new-energy vehicles, reported New Atlas.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 20 Sep. 2025
  • The people advancing that grassroots energy theory tended to be electoral underperformers themselves.
    David Weigel, semafor.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Featuring simple Tai Chi forms and qi gong (energy work).
    Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Try the Five Elements treatment, crafted to balance our chi.
    Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 8 May 2025
Noun
  • Masaryk remains one of the country’s most revered historical figures and his legacy is cloaked in an almost mythical aura of admiration.
    Jack Guy, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Lacob expects everything to reflect a championship pedigree, and the Valkyries work with that Warriors’ aura hovering over them.
    Marcus Thompson II, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
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“Ki.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ki. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.

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