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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
Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 15 Apr. 2025
The health halo comes from the fact that some nutrients like collagen, gelatin, calcium, and amino acids are released from the bones during the cooking process.
—Alice Oglethorpe, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Mar. 2025
Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2019
The landlady remains a cipher, and yet a faint aspect of loss haloes her.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2019
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Noun
Kohoutek 4-55 has an uncommon, multi-layered form: a faint layer of gas surrounds a bright inner ring, all wrapped in a broad halo of ionized nitrogen.
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 15 Apr. 2025
The health halo comes from the fact that some nutrients like collagen, gelatin, calcium, and amino acids are released from the bones during the cooking process.
—Alice Oglethorpe, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Mar. 2025
Verb
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
The landlady remains a cipher, and yet a faint aspect of loss haloes her.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for halo
Noun
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The aura is a hip, wide-open two-floor plan that breaks down traditional barriers, is inclusive and invites collaboration.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
21 May 2025
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Despite this, there is one thing that Hogan did unbelievably well that many WWE Superstars have trouble matching to this day: his aura and presentation.—
Jeremy Hanna,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 May 2025
Noun
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The Monaco Grand Prix — which is synonymous with glitz, glamour and glory — is building on the legacy and ties TAG Heuer has to the Principality of Monaco.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
23 May 2025
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The real story of this Europa League triumph — Tottenham’s first European trophy since the UEFA Cup in 1984 — was how Postecoglou navigated his way through an otherwise disastrous season to glory.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
Verb
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Large antennas, including an even larger, 2,400-square-foot version to come, are key to CEO and founder Abel Avellan’s plan to win a new market: satellite internet beamed directly to your phone.—
Sarah Whitmire,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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In Ree's photo, the sun beamed down on the landscape.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
18 May 2025
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Fans both in person and online noted the electric atmosphere of the concert.—
Caché McClay,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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It was therefore expected that — even if tentative — the detection of a potential biomarker in the atmosphere of an exoplanet would have extensive coverage.—
Victoria Corless,
Space.com,
25 May 2025
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Initially, scientists believed these features might be flows of salty water or brine, which remained liquid long enough to travel down the aureole.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
20 May 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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Some say the resulting Pulitzer Prize-winning photographs, which included an image of a bloody Trump defiantly throwing his first in the air, won him the election.—
M. J. Corey,
New Yorker,
24 May 2025
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Be sure the lid is tightly sealed to limit exposure to air, moisture, and bacteria.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
24 May 2025
Verb
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Spritz on just a little and polish with a rag or cloth to make the leaves of artificial plants shine, giving them the illusion of being real.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
25 May 2025
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During the show, military service members and their families are showcased, and a spotlight is shined on those who have made the ultimate sacrifice.—
Janelle Ash , Larry Fink,
FOXNews.com,
24 May 2025
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“Halo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/halo. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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