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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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2
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 gentle vibrations help depuff and boost circulation, while the warmth (which maxes out at 107°F, a comfortable but noticeable 11° above body temperature) soothes and encourages lymphatic drainage.
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Annie Blackman, Allure, 3 Apr. 2025
These two factors may well cancel out, Dan Russell, a physicist at Penn State who studies baseball-bat vibrations, told me.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2025
This technology uses a thin membrane in a magnetic field to create sonic vibrations.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
It’s made from SWX Pure Feel material that helps reduce vibrations.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2025
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Annie Blackman, Allure, 3 Apr. 2025
These two factors may well cancel out, Dan Russell, a physicist at Penn State who studies baseball-bat vibrations, told me.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2025
This technology uses a thin membrane in a magnetic field to create sonic vibrations.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
It’s made from SWX Pure Feel material that helps reduce vibrations.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vibration
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Moscow regaining its status as Europe's top energy supplier would hurt American oil and gas producers, especially as the U.S. has made inroads as an LNG supplier there.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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Early momentum swing Despite all the emotion and energy in the rink with Gabriel Landeskog’s stirring return to action after nearly three years away, Colorado started slowly.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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Up until then, vaginal wellness—or what others call Fem-Hy—had been very much about covering odor.—
Eric Ryan,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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The shells are transported to a storage site in East Haven, a defunct quarry that’s high, dry and far enough from homes to avoid any odor issues.—
Jillian Freyer,
New York Times,
22 Apr. 2025
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In this scenario, the most likely outcome would involve Punk pinning Seth Rollins, providing a decisive conclusion to their ongoing feud with a clear pinfall victory, while strategically preserving Roman Reigns' aura of dominance and mystique by avoiding a direct pinfall loss to Punk.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Apr. 2025
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Like Napoleon’s Uncle Rico, who dwells on his long-ago high-school-football days, Garrett is living in the faded aura of past glory: in his case, a 1989 video-game championship.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
9 Apr. 2025
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Here's what to know about Season 2. Review: ‘The Last of Us’ Season 2 finds its horrors but loses the plot What time does 'The Last of Us' Season 2 air?—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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Law & Order airs Thursdays at 8 p.m. ET on NBC, followed by SVU at 9 p.m. ET.—
Alex Ross,
People.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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British animal charity International Cat Care explains that the best way to introduce felines is following a five step method which starts with scent swapping, allowing each cat to familiarize with the other feline's smell before a face to face meeting.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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But neither directly addressed a link between GLP-1 drugs and an altered sense of smell.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
17 Apr. 2025
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The honey notes are sweeter but more complex than your typical cocktail syrup.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
22 Apr. 2025
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Did husband and wife discuss each weekly session based on her notes?—
Heller McAlpin,
NPR,
22 Apr. 2025
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Then the neutrino beam at Fermilab is scheduled to go live by 2031, allowing for oscillation measurements.—
Discover Magazine,
Discover Magazine,
26 Mar. 2025
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The researchers’ goal was to inject tracer dye into CSF at one point in the brain and then track its oscillations and dynamics while the mice slept.—
Veronique Greenwood,
Quanta Magazine,
26 Mar. 2025
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Though Istanbul did not suffer from those tremors, over 53,000 were killed in Turkey and another 6,000 people in Syria.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
23 Apr. 2025
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In Parkinson’s patients, these neurons are slowly destroyed as the disease progresses, which eventually affects their mobility and causes the disease’s tell-tale tremors.—
Alex Knapp,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Vibration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vibration. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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