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atmosphere

[at-muhs-feer] / ˈæt məsˌfɪər /
NOUN
gases around the earth
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Those emissions are making our oceans hotter and our atmosphere able to hold more water, producing the ingredients for a really bad hurricane, no matter where it makes landfall, either Palm Beach or Pittsburgh.

From Salon Aug. 28, 2026

Not only would another crop of trees be planted, they reasoned, but the new trees would absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere as they grew.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

They found that nearly half of those declines were caused by the planet-heating gases released into the atmosphere by 122 of the world’s largest fossil fuel and cement companies.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

Bell says rentals often come with "bright, bright lights", but swapping them out for something warmer can dramatically change the atmosphere of a room.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

There was no way to communicate by radio with a ship speeding through the atmosphere.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

Willets focuses on DJ and experiential atmospheres, rather than live music venues and locales.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

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

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

Now it was decelerating with metal efficiency in the upper Martian atmospheres.

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury

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

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

From Among the Forces by Henry White Warren

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




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