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as in aura
a special quality or impression associated with something
fans are inevitably disappointed when the nimbus of glamour about their favorite celebrity turns out to be an illusion
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Recent Examples of nimbus
The Ottoman artist chose to depict the prophet’s purity through the use of white fabrics, and his entire being as touched by the light of God via the large flaming nimbus that encircles his body.
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Christiane Gruber, The Conversation, 9 Jan. 2023
All these flat shapes are limned by dark lines — the reverse of the delicate nimbus of light surrounding them in the original.
—Washington Post, 4 Jan. 2023
O’Connell — Didi, to her intimates — is petite and nimble, with a queenly nimbus of red hair and a default expression, offstage anyway, of intent curiosity.
—New York Times, 17 June 2022
That's maybe the blessing and the curse of Plaza: the fact that the couple's real-life union subsumes the play or at least hovers above and around it in nearly every moment, a golden nimbus of celebrity.
—Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 1 Apr. 2022
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Christiane Gruber, The Conversation, 9 Jan. 2023
All these flat shapes are limned by dark lines — the reverse of the delicate nimbus of light surrounding them in the original.
—Washington Post, 4 Jan. 2023
O’Connell — Didi, to her intimates — is petite and nimble, with a queenly nimbus of red hair and a default expression, offstage anyway, of intent curiosity.
—New York Times, 17 June 2022
That's maybe the blessing and the curse of Plaza: the fact that the couple's real-life union subsumes the play or at least hovers above and around it in nearly every moment, a golden nimbus of celebrity.
—Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 1 Apr. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nimbus
Noun
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The second reason is that these aura battler designs were very complex and full of curves as well as weird angles.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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The result is an almost-black shade of mahogany that strikes the perfect balance of autumnal aura and goth feels.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The 33-year-old’s mind and body had been through a lot, to say the least, on the Lionesses’ rollercoaster ride to European glory.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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The club’s current plight is a far cry from the Alex Ferguson glory days when United won a record 13 Premier League titles and was a two-time Champions League winner.—
Patrick Snell,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The atmosphere was celebratory, with Kirk tossing hats into the crowd before diving into questions.—
Amanda Castro
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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This breathtaking image from James Sinclair gives us a detailed view of a section of the sun's atmosphere known as the chromosphere — a chaotic region where hydrogen and helium plasma is molded and reshaped by our star's ever-shifting magnetic field.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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New research published Tuesday from UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography found that the barrels with halos contain caustic alkaline waste — a highly corrosive material that has been leaking out of the barrels for decades.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Sep. 2025
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That meant the dark matter halos of the subclusters passed right through each other, just as theory predicted.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This is where air nannies come into play.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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While the head coach has been a breath of fresh air from a culture perspective, that aspect will only go so far if the team continues to lose week in and week out.—
Mike Kaye
September 10,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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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“Nimbus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nimbus. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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