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atmospheric

[at-muhs-fer-ik, -feer-] / ˌæt məsˈfɛr ɪk, -ˈfɪər- /


ADJECTIVE
having or giving an atmosphere
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Along with an atmospheric five-minute opener by a young British composer, Grace-Evangeline Mason, the program combined two major middle-period Beethoven scores — his famous Fifth Symphony and his Triple Concerto, with a trio of L.A.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

“Our priority is ensuring Kalshi’s settlements rest on objective, scientifically validated atmospheric data,” said James Belanger, vice president of meteorology at the Weather Co.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

Some of it is technical and some of it is atmospheric, Overton window stuff.

From Slate Aug. 26, 2026

Tiny differences in temperature, humidity, wind and atmospheric instability can determine whether a storm forms at all or where it moves.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

The sky shimmered an even tiger yellow she had not known to fall in the range of atmospheric effects; she beheld it with a wonder much like that with which, recently, she considered her life.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen




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