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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Recent Examples of halos
Shadows, pink-colored halos, stripes on the moon, and the incandescent glow of the streetlights turned skyward illuminating the row of rooftops populated with what looked like angels holding hands.
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Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026
Chinese lanterns hover above their heads like red halos.
—Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Hence, physicists have inferred that galaxies are embedded with vast haloes of dark matter that extend far beyond their haloes of stars.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 6 Feb. 2026
The negative space design keeps them feeling modern and chic, letting the gemstone halos and metallic foil really shine.
—Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 5 Feb. 2026
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey is now used by astronomers around the world to examine the wonders of the universe — including the presence of a black hole at the center of every massive galaxy, dark-matter halos around galaxies, and dwarf companion galaxies around the Milky Way, UChicago said.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 18 Jan. 2026
Thick, undulating braids waving across the crown of her head and a swirled, slicked down baby curl, with finer braids fanning out like interconnecting halos.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 22 Dec. 2025
When the assassin first meets with Weaver’s character at a restaurant, the circular lighting fixtures, in conjunction with how Hirsch Whitaker frames them, suggests angelic halos floating above the criminals’ heads — fitting (if a bit obvious) in the story of a bad guy trying to do the right thing.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 11 Dec. 2025
However, in the model where dark energy converts into dark matter, the halos grew denser and more compact.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 29 Nov. 2025
Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026
Chinese lanterns hover above their heads like red halos.
—Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Hence, physicists have inferred that galaxies are embedded with vast haloes of dark matter that extend far beyond their haloes of stars.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 6 Feb. 2026
The negative space design keeps them feeling modern and chic, letting the gemstone halos and metallic foil really shine.
—Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 5 Feb. 2026
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey is now used by astronomers around the world to examine the wonders of the universe — including the presence of a black hole at the center of every massive galaxy, dark-matter halos around galaxies, and dwarf companion galaxies around the Milky Way, UChicago said.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 18 Jan. 2026
Thick, undulating braids waving across the crown of her head and a swirled, slicked down baby curl, with finer braids fanning out like interconnecting halos.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 22 Dec. 2025
When the assassin first meets with Weaver’s character at a restaurant, the circular lighting fixtures, in conjunction with how Hirsch Whitaker frames them, suggests angelic halos floating above the criminals’ heads — fitting (if a bit obvious) in the story of a bad guy trying to do the right thing.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 11 Dec. 2025
However, in the model where dark energy converts into dark matter, the halos grew denser and more compact.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 29 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for halos
Noun
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The tortoiseshell palette is deconstructed in this look, which features a blend of full torties, chocolate brown tips, and barley there caramel auras.—
Kara Jillian Brown,
InStyle,
13 Apr. 2026
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These characters have been somewhat thinly drawn despite the vibrant auras of Joy Sunday and Richard Jenkins since the beginning.—
Andy Andersen,
Vulture,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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His boldest innovation is to invoke not past glories but past disasters, summoning the ghosts of the United States’ catastrophic interventions in Iraq.—
Fintan O’Toole,
The New York Review of Books,
9 Apr. 2026
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But, mostly, city dwellers are deprived of the true glories of the season.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Until sound effects, tones, and grating atmospheres rub right up against the dialogue.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
24 Apr. 2026
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That’s unfortunate, as a number of important phenomena, from the earliest galaxies to the features of exoplanet atmospheres, are only detectable at infrared wavelengths.—
JOHN TIMMER,
ArsTechnica,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Halos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/halos. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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