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atmosphere

[at-muhs-feer] / ˈæt məsˌfɪər /
NOUN
gases around the earth
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Next week, CEA scientists will focus on the Sun's corona, the outermost layer of its atmosphere.

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

"The atmosphere in the volunteer hub has been really positive, there is a willingness to make it work and show Belfast in a positive light."

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

This leaves the planet's upper atmosphere exposed, allowing the solar wind to knock atmospheric particles away and carry them into space.

From Science Daily Aug. 3, 2026

Every time we burn fossil fuels, it adds more chemicals to the atmosphere that trap more heat, creating a positive feedback loop that makes everything hotter and drier.

From Salon Aug. 3, 2026

Timbre, tempo, and dynamics are so powerful that a few adjustments here and there can change the entire learning atmosphere of a classroom.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

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

The signal contained carbon monoxide absorption lines arranged in a barcode-like sequence, a feature commonly expected in the atmospheres of giant planets.

From Science Daily Jul. 23, 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

The weight of how many atmospheres is above me now?

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

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 MacDonald, George

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

From The First Day of Spring by Wolf, Mari

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

From Among the Forces by Warren, Henry White




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