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atmosphere

[at-muhs-feer] / ˈæt məsˌfɪər /
NOUN
gases around the earth
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Charlie described the atmosphere as "magical", and said: "The kids haven't stopped screaming and been dancing around since we've been here."

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

One of the most enduring mysteries that has been puzzling scientists forever is how the Sun's outer atmosphere - the corona - is millions of degrees hotter than its surface.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

It was a moving atmosphere, immortalised by the countless phones raised to capture photos and videos of that precise instant.

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

The signs are all around that Wall Street is back in that dangerous atmosphere of giddy euphoria that those with long memories will remember from the infamous dot-com bubble of the late 1990s.

From MarketWatch Aug. 12, 2026

According to Aristotle, comets exist in the upper atmosphere.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

A lot of us have worked for employers that try to create family or party-like atmospheres in one way or another.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

Kavinsky was a defining act of the Paris electronic scene of the 2000s and 2010s, whose neon-smeared synths and noirish atmospheres lent themselves to L.A. freeways and Montmartre nightclubs alike.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

However, confirming whether those planets have atmospheres has been one of the most difficult challenges in exoplanet research.

From Science Daily Jul. 21, 2026

With their bold scripts, memorable atmospheres and breathtaking visual landscapes, these films were enough to reinstate some faith in the Hollywood machine.

From Salon Jun. 10, 2026

According to the main computer, during the blast, the internal pressure spiked to 1.4 atmospheres, and the temperature rose to 15°C in under a second.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

Eric Ambler led a school during the United Front period of the '30s with wonderfully atmosphered thrillers in which the heroes, or their allies, were Soviet security men.

From Time Magazine Archive

Or rather, it left its ghosts behind it, ever shifting forms and shadows, each atmosphered in its own ethereal mood.

From Weighed and Wanting by George MacDonald

Not after all the other new Earths, freezing cold or methane atmosphered or at best completely waterless.

From The First Day of Spring by Mari Wolf

It had atmosphered itself with rich perfume, and something far richer, for three thousand miles.

From Among the Forces by Henry White Warren




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