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Recent Examples of aureole
It is bordered by hummocky deposits, called aureoles, that were formed by landslides from the mountain.
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Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 20 May 2025
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
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
Dark wood stain applied in the center of three interlocking aureole forms gives one floor-sculpture the appearance of a giant bouquet of Van Gogh’s sunflowers — a symbol of happiness now bloated and earthbound.
—Christopher Knight, latimes.com, 14 June 2018
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
Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 20 May 2025
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
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
Dark wood stain applied in the center of three interlocking aureole forms gives one floor-sculpture the appearance of a giant bouquet of Van Gogh’s sunflowers — a symbol of happiness now bloated and earthbound.
—Christopher Knight, latimes.com, 14 June 2018
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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Overall, Operation Night Strikers is an excellent collection of shmups from Taito’s glory days in the arcades.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Over the last 12 years since Sir Alex Ferguson retired, there have been so many false dawns about United rekindling their glory days.—
Joe Prince-Wright,
NBC news,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Typically, such high readings suggest the corona is viewed almost edge-on, where its structure appears highly ordered.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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This activity, characterized by a feature called a corona, may be deforming the planet’s surface in a way similar to events in Earth’s past.—
Stephanie Edwards,
Discover Magazine,
14 May 2025
Noun
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Taking over a series of suites at the Plaza, Bloom set out, as Rothstein and St. Clair once had, to wrap gambling in a halo of glamour.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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When looking at breast-tumor biopsies from 17 women, the scientists found that NAM halos were present to a greater degree at tumor borders than in their tightly-wound cores.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
3 Aug. 2025
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“Aureole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aureole. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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