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atmosphere

[at-muhs-feer] / ˈæt məsˌfɪər /
NOUN
gases around the earth
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Edwards added that the performance was all the more remarkable to him because of the different pre-match atmosphere around the Red Roses, compared to men's teams he has coached in the past.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

They want to pierce the heavens and reach through the atmosphere to grasp the indescribable truth that unites us all.

From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026

Liverpool were flawed against Villarreal but the atmosphere was electric as they came from behind to win.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

The youth-led protests earlier in the day took place in a mostly peaceful and festive atmosphere, with some dressed in outfits ranging from dinosaurs to Batman as the demonstrations coincided with Halloween.

From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026

I sat down in the cliental chair placed over against Mr. Jaggers’s chair, and became fascinated by the dismal atmosphere of the place.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens

By revealing how complex alien atmospheres can be understood from faint changes in light, this new approach could help scientists take another step toward answering that question.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

But new observations reveal that the atmospheres surrounding some of these scorching alien worlds can have surprisingly uneven shapes.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

Obtaining these measurements requires instruments capable of distinguishing extremely fine details in the light collected from distant planetary atmospheres.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

The team expects future observations using multiple wavelengths and similarly precise instruments to uncover a wider range of elements in exoplanet atmospheres.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

Perhaps organisms that float in dense planetary atmospheres will be very much like us in their atomic composition, except they might not have bones and therefore not need much calcium.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

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

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

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


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