variants
or haloes
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as in auras
a special quality or impression associated with something
the halo of unimpeachable honesty in which the politician had long basked
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as in glories
an artistic rendering of radiant light around the head or body of a sacred personage
a naturalistic depiction of Saint Peter that shows him as a humble fisherman and without the traditional halo
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Recent Examples of halos
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.
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Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025
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
Scientists had initially linked the halos, observed in images captured in 2020, to the toxic pesticide DDT, whose manufacturing processes unleashed copious amounts of acidic waste into the ocean from the 1930s through the 1970s.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 9 Sep. 2025
Dark matter does interact gravitationally, and this has allowed astronomers to discover that entire galaxies like the Milky Way are embedded in vast haloes of dark matter that extend far beyond the reaches of those galaxies' visible matter.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2025
According to the standard model of cosmology, galaxies like the Milky Way are located within massive dark matter halos, where the highest concentration of this mysterious substance is found at the galactic center.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2025
Flea bites look like red spots surrounded by reddened halos, according to Cleveland Clinic.
—Sacbee.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025
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
Scientists had initially linked the halos, observed in images captured in 2020, to the toxic pesticide DDT, whose manufacturing processes unleashed copious amounts of acidic waste into the ocean from the 1930s through the 1970s.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 9 Sep. 2025
Dark matter does interact gravitationally, and this has allowed astronomers to discover that entire galaxies like the Milky Way are embedded in vast haloes of dark matter that extend far beyond the reaches of those galaxies' visible matter.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2025
According to the standard model of cosmology, galaxies like the Milky Way are located within massive dark matter halos, where the highest concentration of this mysterious substance is found at the galactic center.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2025
Flea bites look like red spots surrounded by reddened halos, according to Cleveland Clinic.
—Sacbee.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for halos
Noun
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People read auras and palms, too.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
23 Sep. 2025
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
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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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By studying their weather in such detail, astronomers are beginning to piece together how atmospheres behave on distant worlds.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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In it, Sunset has picked 10 tasting rooms (or appellations with good tasting options), from classic vineyards to producers of zero-proof beverages, that should delight everyone with their delectable offerings, innovative techniques and visually stimulating atmospheres.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
25 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Halos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/halos. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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