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Recent Examples of aureole
Initially, scientists believed these features might be flows of salty water or brine, which remained liquid long enough to travel down the aureole.
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Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
20 May 2025
Jacob knew from photographs the goblin face, the aureole of whitening hair.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Nola Taylor Redd,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 July 2020
In the strongest work, half of the 9-foot-tall aureole apparently has been blown away, black resin flapping in shards out the back.
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Christopher Knight,
latimes.com,
14 June 2018
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
20 May 2025
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aureole
Noun
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Unlike the movies, where directors get the glory, TV directors sit lower in the hierarchy, below creators, producers and actors.
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His post-match interview revealed the usual Messi, the man who continues to showcase the kind of humanity, dignity, honor and humility that defies every standard of today’s society, consumed with the search for attention and glory at any cost.
Noun
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One poster depicted Messi with a halo above his brown spikes.
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On June 3, days after announcing Estelle's death, Williams took to Instagram to share an image that showed the late baby with angel wings and a halo.
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“Aureole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aureole. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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