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as in halo
an artistic rendering of radiant light around the head or body of a sacred personage an altarpiece depicting God seated on His throne and bathed in celestial glory

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verb

glory

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interjection

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Recent Examples of glory
Noun
By the time the Inka arrived centuries later, Tiwanaku was already a shadow of its former glory. Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 5 July 2025 Leah Williamson, who led England to Euro 2022 glory and helped guide Arsenal to Champions League success as vice-captain, has been a natural leader. Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 5 July 2025
Verb
Fleabag of old would’ve gloried in sharing this carnal victory with the camera. Ew Staff, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2019 Unlike the 2000s movies, which gloried in their goofery, Banks’ film clearly wants to break new ground for the franchise. Darren Franich, EW.com, 19 Nov. 2019 See All Example Sentences for glory
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glory
Noun
  • When the price jumped from 5.5 million to 6 million euros in one swoop, there were whistles and applause.
    John Leicester, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
  • Gasps and applause filled the Paris auction house as the price soared past previous records.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • The itinerary takes guests to as many as 10 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, immersing travelers in India’s cultural treasure and heritages.
    Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 11 July 2025
  • Photograph: Simon Hill Ravensburger Labyrinth $30 $21 (30% off) Amazon Labyrinth is a top family game that has kids collect treasures by shifting maze tiles each turn.
    Parker Hall, Wired News, 9 July 2025
Noun
  • Exactly in that single sentence, all of Matt's brilliance tied up into this one thing.
    Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
  • The duo propelled the decor into the ’50s and ’60s, celebrating the brilliance of Italian masters Giò Ponti, Nanda Vigo, Gae Aulenti and Osvaldo Borsani.
    Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 28 June 2025
Noun
  • When unbound, her hair was a resplendent halo of vitality.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 June 2025
  • Since then, astronomers have discovered that all large galaxies seem to be surrounded by similar haloes of what is now known as dark matter.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • With a growing list of accolades, Lui and Wong are leading a new wave of emotionally intelligent, human-centric design in Asia and beyond.
    Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Domestically and individually, the 31-year-old has collected every accolade — two Ballons d’Or, two FIFA The Best awards, three Champions Leagues and nine Liga F titles with Barcelona.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • The wigs depicted by Yang in her paintings are mounted on Chinese opera mask stands and they are decorated with flowers, jewels, wheat, grasses and fruit.
    Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • The annual event, which kicked off Wednesday with a 250,000-plus-person attendance, is the crowning jewel of music festivals.
    Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 29 June 2025
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  • More admired than beloved, the show has extended an open challenge to theater artists drawn to the sophisticated majesty of Brown’s Tony-winning score but daunted by the expansive scope of Uhry’s Tony-winning book.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
  • While some of these women have officially earned their crowns in the Disney princess canon, other heroines like Elsa from Frozen (2013) and Mirabel from Encanto (2021) have essentially become honorary majesties.
    EW.com, EW.com, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • It is bordered by hummocky deposits, called aureoles, that were formed by landslides from the mountain.
    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

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“Glory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glory. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.

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