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as in aura
a special quality or impression associated with something
the halo of unimpeachable honesty in which the politician had long basked
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Recent Examples of halo
Dan Falk, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Oct. 2024
Instead, halo bottles like The Glenlivet 55-Year-Old are key to making connections.
—Mark Littler, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
James Poniewozik, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2020
Nine, the new album from Blink-182, a band forever associated with adolescence even though the members’ mean age is now 44, arrives haloed in that great teenage emotion: embarrassment.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2019
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Noun
While these halos are invisible, galactic dark matter can still be studied indirectly.
—Dan Falk, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Oct. 2024
Instead, halo bottles like The Glenlivet 55-Year-Old are key to making connections.
—Mark Littler, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Verb
There is a none-too-subtle mystical vibe, from the ring lights that halo the massive trees on Amaya’s Bay Area campus to Forest’s cult-leader magnetism and the cold-burn fervor of his head acolyte, Katie (a quietly terrifying Alison Pill).
—James Poniewozik, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2020
Nine, the new album from Blink-182, a band forever associated with adolescence even though the members’ mean age is now 44, arrives haloed in that great teenage emotion: embarrassment.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2019
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One day, if everything goes to plan, Vaibhav Suryavanshi will have the same aura.Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
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While florals are typically associated with warmer weather, winter florals imbue a sweet, fresh, and invigorating aura, often grounded by subtle woody notes.Michael Stefanov, Robb Report, 26 Nov. 2024
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That means two bottles of this delectable cream in all of its moisturizing, priming, and cleansing glory.Annie Blackman, Allure, 29 Nov. 2024
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Is a little glory — in the NBA Cup or the in-season tournament — really worth the long-term viability of a franchise?Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 27 Nov. 2024
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For more than half a decade after World War II, Soviet spies beamed powerful radio waves at the United States embassy in Moscow.Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
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Denzel beamed as Rickles hit the stage and wrapped him in a bear hug (or three).Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 22 Nov. 2024
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This year’s 30 Under 30 list in Energy and Green Tech includes dozens of creative innovators advancing new battery technologies, reducing waste, removing carbon and harmful materials from the atmosphere and keeping the U.S. at the forefront of renewable energy solutions.Hank Tucker, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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Lake-effect snow occurs when chilly air moves over a body of water, in this case the Great Lakes, absorbing warmth and moisture and then transferring those elements into the atmosphere.Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 30 Nov. 2024
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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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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
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That Arctic air will also make its chilliness felt in the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S., which are also getting hit with a lake effect snow event, leading to some cases of dangerous snow accumulation.Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 1 Dec. 2024
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Murrieta Valley quarterback Bear Bachmeier never got going through the air.Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
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Shopping for a new soirée staple that will shine at your next holiday cocktail party?Laura Jackson, Vogue, 2 Dec. 2024
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That’s where our portfolio shines, offering products that people view as affordable luxuries during uncertain times.Dave Knox, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Halo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/halo. Accessed 13 Dec. 2024.
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