HALOES Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

haloes

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present tense third-person singular of halo

as in beams

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Octavia Spencer beams from ear to ear at the Ride Or Die special screening in London on June 22.

— Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026
Footage of giant yellow black-eyed Susan flowers beams onto the wall from one projector, intersecting with video of swaying plants from another.

— Solvej Schou, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026

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Yeah, and being able to road test a lot of the songs live really shines a light on what bits of songs are good and have an instant connection to the audience, and which bits don’t.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2026
But where the state shines is in its water supply, including the Tennessee Valley Authority’s stewardship of it.

— Scott Cohn, CNBC, 9 July 2026

Definition of shines

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Besides, Beckham practically radiates the sort of star power that dispenses with the need for endless chatter; like Michael Jordan in his Hanes/Space Jam heyday, his physical presence takes precedent over the usual run of blunt-force loquacity.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 10 July 2026
Those tendrils are formed from plasma, or ionized gas, at temperatures in excess of a million degrees Fahrenheit, compared to the sun's visible surface, the photosphere, which radiates at about 9,932 degrees Fahrenheit (5,500 degrees Celsius).

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 7 July 2026

Definition of radiates

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The instinctive Moon lights your 7th House of Partnership, squaring transformative Pluto in your 4th House of Home, so an agreement may need to account for family, privacy, or living-space realities.

— Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2026
Passionate Mars lights your 11th House of Friends and Community, forming a harmonious trine to transformative Pluto in your 7th House of Partnership.

— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 5 July 2026

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