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atmosphere

[at-muhs-feer] / ˈæt məsˌfɪər /
NOUN
gases around the earth
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In the outlying district of Senou, where the airport is located and which witnessed heavy fighting on Saturday, the atmosphere was jittery.

From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026

Blond, light-featured and tall, he is visually distinct from the three other children and his silent rebellion permeates the atmosphere.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

This research marks an important step toward understanding how microplastics move through the atmosphere and spread globally.

From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2026

In Mr. Spears’s hypnotic text settings and harmonies, the chorus becomes a kind of breathing atmosphere, echoing the lines of the individual characters and carrying them along with it into waking and sleeping.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

“She said the farts go up into the atmosphere and spread out all over the world, and I thought it was funny that people in Florida or California or wherever were breathing in Canadian farts.”

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz




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