halos

variants or haloes
plural of halo
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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 Star Moles’ Emily Moales has this voice that causes certain words to leave her lips backlit, ringed in fuzzy halos. — Walden Green, Pitchfork, 7 Oct. 2026 The National Weather Service explains that halos form when light passes through ice crystals in high clouds. — Tricia Goss, Southern Living, 7 Oct. 2026 Historically, shoppers relied on design strategies — halos, clusters and chunkier settings — to create the illusion of size. — Lauren Fisher, Footwear News, 20 May 2026 Guests brought to life looks that referenced papal garments and displayed biblical artifacts like crosses, angel wings and halos. — Luis Giraldo, CBS News, 4 May 2026 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. — 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for halos
Noun
  • Auramaxxing Similar to the trend of smellmaxxing, teens are taking to TikTok to increase their auras with the new term auramaxxing.
    — Stephanie Kasulka, Parents, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Sheer, jelly polishes give the print a watercolor-like effect, while subtle auras add realistic depth.
    — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 29 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Eva Marie Saint, a revered actress whose two preeminent performances — On the Waterfront and North by Northwest — encapsulated the glories of the 1950s’ Hollywood studio system, died on Tuesday.
    — Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The glories of some former age may be lamented, and our sympathies directed to parties judged righteous or wronged.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Most of these super-Earths orbit frighteningly close to their host stars and have long since had their atmospheres scraped away, leaving them baked, parched rocks.
    — Space.com Staff, Space.com, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Magnetic fields have implications for the structure of exoplanets and their atmospheres, according to Berger.
    — Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026

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“Halos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/halos. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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