variants or aureola
as in glory
an artistic rendering of radiant light around the head or body of a sacred personage the white marble sculpture of the saint in the throes of divine ecstasy is strikingly offset by a gilt aureole

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Recent Examples of aureole Jacob knew from photographs the goblin face, the aureole of whitening hair. Lan Samantha Chang, Harper's Magazine, 14 Aug. 2023 Like his crossed legs, Cannon’s head and upper torso are framed in flickering swipes of green, as if this is a depiction of a holy man surrounded by an incandescent aureole. Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2022 One image, Imogen, has the model’s head encircled with flora like an aureole composed of twiggy branches, foliage, and wildflowers. Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2020 However, if the region was made up of ice, De Blasio says, then ice should be present around the western edge of the aureole. Nola Taylor Redd, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2020 Dark wood stain applied in the center of three interlocking aureole forms gives one floor-sculpture the appearance of a giant bouquet of Van Gogh’s sunflowers — a symbol of happiness now bloated and earthbound. Christopher Knight, latimes.com, 14 June 2018 In the strongest work, half of the 9-foot-tall aureole apparently has been blown away, black resin flapping in shards out the back. Christopher Knight, latimes.com, 14 June 2018 Venus Express will peer into the planet's upper atmosphere during the aureole, providing an absolute chemical measurement. Dave Mosher, Popular Mechanics, 4 June 2012
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Noun
  • While it’s not been a stellar period for country groups, certainly since the glory days of bands like Alabama, Restless Heart and others, some outfits were able to achieve a footing in the format.
    Jim Asker, Billboard, 13 Dec. 2024
  • And yet these, truly, are the glory days, compared to where Rayah Marshall started.
    Luca Evans, Orange County Register, 11 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Some of these flares can be accompanied by coronal mass ejections that emerge from the sun's outermost atmosphere, the corona.
    Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2024
  • Ultraviolet light images of the sun’s outer, hotter atmosphere, the corona.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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  • And this pardon now means that any hope Joe Biden had of acquiring the post-presidential halo of the last Democratic one-term president, Jimmy Carter, is all but gone.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
  • One German dealer is asking for an extra $2.5 million for its rare example of the sixth Prancing Horse halo car, according to The Drive.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 29 Oct. 2024

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