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as in aura
a special quality or impression associated with something
the halo of unimpeachable honesty in which the politician had long basked
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Recent Examples of halo
Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2025
The halo, known as an Einstein ring, encircles a galaxy 590 million light-years away, considered close by cosmic standards.
—Gqlshare, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2025
James Poniewozik, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2020
Nine, the new album from Blink-182, a band forever associated with adolescence even though the members’ mean age is now 44, arrives haloed in that great teenage emotion: embarrassment.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2019
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Noun
In another post, Holmes shared photos of three young women whose afros radiated like halos in front of Magnificent Brothers Barber & Beauty Salon #2 in Watts in 1969, beckoning natives to the comments.
—Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2025
The halo, known as an Einstein ring, encircles a galaxy 590 million light-years away, considered close by cosmic standards.
—Gqlshare, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2025
Verb
There is a none-too-subtle mystical vibe, from the ring lights that halo the massive trees on Amaya’s Bay Area campus to Forest’s cult-leader magnetism and the cold-burn fervor of his head acolyte, Katie (a quietly terrifying Alison Pill).
—James Poniewozik, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2020
Nine, the new album from Blink-182, a band forever associated with adolescence even though the members’ mean age is now 44, arrives haloed in that great teenage emotion: embarrassment.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for halo
Noun
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This digital detox will cleanse and calm your aura.—
Lisa Stardust,
Vogue,
26 Feb. 2025
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And of course, no beauty splurge list would be complete without a sophisticated fragrance to elevate your winter aura.—
Tira Urquhart,
Essence,
26 Feb. 2025
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Another shot at glory Other changes introduced on Starship Version 2 include redesigned forward flaps, which are smaller and closer to the tip of the ship's nose to better protect them from the scorching heat of reentry.—
Stephen Clark,
Ars Technica,
1 Mar. 2025
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Posey plans to use a mixture of scouting, advanced metrics and personal experience to try to return the Giants to glory.—
John Perrotto,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The team also told Wired that Taara could rival SpaceX’s Starlink, which harnesses orbiting satellites and radio waves to beam high-speed internet to users on the ground.—
Michael Kan,
PCMAG,
28 Feb. 2025
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On April 24, a digitally remastered version of the movie will be beamed into standard and IMAX theaters around the world, featuring enhanced audio mixed by Steven Wilson.—
SPIN Staff,
SPIN,
26 Feb. 2025
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Serving many different customers The advantages of such a platform include superior image quality, less congested orbits, and natural debris removal as inoperable satellites are pulled down into Earth's atmosphere and burnt up.—
Eric Berger,
Ars Technica,
3 Mar. 2025
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Fewer people on the slopes is also a huge bonus for skiers and the mountain atmosphere is much more relaxed.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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Jacob knew from photographs the goblin face, the aureole of whitening hair.—
Lan Samantha Chang,
Harper's Magazine,
14 Aug. 2023
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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
Noun
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Any thoughts that England might pull together for one coherent performance in honor of Buttler soon dissipated when Phil Salt and Jamie Smith ballooned catches up in the air with mistimed pull shots.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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And here’s today’s e-newspaper 3 things to know before the 2025 Oscars The 97th Academy Awards airs Sunday, wrapping up an Oscars season filled with historic firsts and controversy.—
Kevinisha Walker,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2025
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The week ahead will shine a light on both, with more tariffs supposedly set to kick in and fresh jobs data on the way.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
2 Mar. 2025
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That paradox defines so much of the ongoing story: the more hype that circulates about lesser tokens, the more bitcoin’s steady fundamentals shine.—
Dave Birnbaum,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Halo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/halo. Accessed 8 Mar. 2025.
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