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
Guests brought to life looks that referenced papal garments and displayed biblical artifacts like crosses, angel wings and halos.
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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
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
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
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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Edna, that was a glorious question about glories!—
Ray Petelin,
CBS News,
9 May 2026
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Romanticize the Dive, Metric’s tenth album, looks backwards in an attempt to recapture those old glories.—
Ethan Beck,
Pitchfork,
4 May 2026
Noun
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But in successful experiments in the fall of 2025, scientists re-created the conditions present at the birth of planets, complete with simulacra of magma and miniature hydrogen atmospheres.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
8 May 2026
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It was previously believed that extremely tiny objects in space were incapable of hosting atmospheres.—
Justin Klawans,
TheWeek,
8 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Halos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/halos. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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