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  • noun Plural form of aura.

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Examples

  • Possibly, Conroy has it in mind that the expanded borders represent "auras" -- those spiritual whatevers that many people claim they see surrounding everyone.

    David Finkle: The Discerning Eye: Stephen Conroy's First-Rate Portraits at the Marlborough Gallery David Finkle 2010

  • Possibly, Conroy has it in mind that the expanded borders represent "auras" -- those spiritual whatevers that many people claim they see surrounding everyone.

    David Finkle: The Discerning Eye: Stephen Conroy's First-Rate Portraits at the Marlborough Gallery David Finkle 2010

  • Heart link to headaches: A common heart abnormality may contribute to migraine headaches in children, particularly those with visual disturbances called auras, according to a study in the Journal of Pediatrics.

    Cutting Allergy Shots Ann Lukits 2011

  • Ralph and Lois begin to see 'auras' around people suggestive of their fates and frames of mind, and begin to interact with what turn out to be alien beings involved in the good-versus-evil dynamics of the battle the townspeople are playing out.

    'Insomnia: A Cultural History' 2008

  • He felt he could sometimes see "auras" of light or energy around people's bodies — he had never seen this before the lightning bolt.

    'Musicophilia:Tales of Music and the Brain' 2008

  • She claims to be able to read people's "auras", to predict the future, and to heal the sick through a sort of psychokinesis.

    Archive 2004-03-01 2004

  • She claims to be able to read people's "auras", to predict the future, and to heal the sick through a sort of psychokinesis.

    "Unidentified Objects" by James P. Blaylock 2004

  • He knew something was there; he saw it as a glowing haze about him, like one of those "auras" the New Agers talked about, visible only out of the corner of his eye.

    Omnibus Lackey, Mercedes 1993

  • On Feb. 6, Jackson told a guard she was experiencing "auras," or symptoms that often precede a seizure.

    Phillies Zone 2010

  • Scintillating "auras", visual distortion, complete incapacitation for the day, the works.

    Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz 2009

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