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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
Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 29 Oct. 2024
Tyler has a tattoo of a crown with a halo above it on his right wrist.
—Veronica Fulton, NBC News, 23 Oct. 2024
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
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
Tyler has a tattoo of a crown with a halo above it on his right wrist.
—Veronica Fulton, NBC News, 23 Oct. 2024
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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For those who didn’t experience this era in real time, Chalamet’s presence – his youthful movie star aura – may be enough to carry the film.Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Dec. 2024
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Like any entertainer riding high on mass expectations, Pushpa 2: The Rule focuses on the star, the image of the character and his aura above and beyond everything in the film.Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Thankfully Kroos could do so as a treble winner given Carlo Ancelotti led his men to La Liga and Spanish Super Cup glory while Kroos' compatriots Borussia Dortmund were also overcome in a Wembley UCL final.Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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Like every game, new characters enter for a chance to win the pot to settle debts, for glory, or just to get rich.Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 26 Dec. 2024
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The chief beamed as the overhead lights caught in her silver dreamcatcher earrings and white-streaked hair.Andrea Durán, Baltimore Sun, 25 Dec. 2024
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Tavis Coburn Imagine a massive solar farm orbiting in space, collecting unfiltered, uninterrupted sunlight and beaming gigawatts of power down to Earth.IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 24 Dec. 2024
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On Christmas Eve, the Parker Solar Probe ventured into the star’s corona — the outermost layer of its atmosphere — during humanity’s closest-ever approach to the sun.Jamie Carter, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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The lobby showcases vintage 1960s furniture, including Roger Capron coffee tables and Mario Bellini leather sofas, creating a cozy yet sophisticated atmosphere.Monica Mendal, Vogue, 26 Dec. 2024
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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
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In another breakthrough, researchers built an ultra-sensitive microphone informed by spider silk, which vibrates with the subtle perturbations of sound waves moving through the air.Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
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The Bay Area Air Quality Management District asked the public to not burn wood in fireplaces, wood stoves or outdoor fire pits until after New Year’s Day to keep air quality out of the unhealthy range.Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2024
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As the month progresses, a full moon in Cancer on January 13 will shine a light on home, family, and emotional security.Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Jan. 2025
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Throughout January, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn will be seen shining brightly in the sky a few hours after sunset, an occurrence that NASA says does not happen often.Chandelis Duster, NPR, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Halo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/halo. Accessed 4 Jan. 2025.
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