variants
or aureolae
as in glories
an artistic rendering of radiant light around the head or body of a sacred personage
the white marble sculpture of the saint in the throes of divine ecstasy is strikingly offset by a gilt aureole
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Noun
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As long as the sport was going to allow all the Astros’ October glories to stand, Springer was impossible to leave off this team.—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025 -
The movie is about the intersection of life’s regrets and notable glories.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
25 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
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“Aureoles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aureoles. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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