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as in aura
a special quality or impression associated with something
fans are inevitably disappointed when the nimbus of glamour about their favorite celebrity turns out to be an illusion
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Recent Examples of nimbus
O’Connell — Didi, to her intimates — is petite and nimble, with a queenly nimbus of red hair and a default expression, offstage anyway, of intent curiosity.
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New York Times, 17 June 2022
The silhouette of low domes and pencil-thin minarets piercing a nimbus of pale sky above was the continent of Asia.
—New York Times, 12 May 2022
That's maybe the blessing and the curse of Plaza: the fact that the couple's real-life union subsumes the play or at least hovers above and around it in nearly every moment, a golden nimbus of celebrity.
—Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 1 Apr. 2022
Although the ambiguity dissipates in the measures that follow, a nimbus of uncertainty persists.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2022
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New York Times, 17 June 2022
The silhouette of low domes and pencil-thin minarets piercing a nimbus of pale sky above was the continent of Asia.
—New York Times, 12 May 2022
That's maybe the blessing and the curse of Plaza: the fact that the couple's real-life union subsumes the play or at least hovers above and around it in nearly every moment, a golden nimbus of celebrity.
—Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 1 Apr. 2022
Although the ambiguity dissipates in the measures that follow, a nimbus of uncertainty persists.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nimbus
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While jumping from one show to the next, Walters nurtured her relationship with fans and would have been appalled by the current aura of distrust.—
Peter Bart,
Deadline,
26 June 2025
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Verne purists won’t be pleased, because the tragic aura that surrounded Nemo in the novels doesn’t exactly translate here, and the adaptation’s company story line is so overwhelming while ultimately feeling too rapidly resolved.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
25 June 2025
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Now a consortium of investors that includes the former Yoox Net-a-porter Group chairman and chief executive officer Federico Marchetti plans to restore the hotel to its former glory.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
16 June 2025
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View Comments Now one of Europe’s grandest hotels is being restored to its former glory.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
14 June 2025
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The heat dome, defined as a high-pressure system in the upper atmosphere that traps heat and moisture below, is being driven by seasonal weather patterns and moisture pulled from the Gulf of Mexico.—
Barney Henderson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 June 2025
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In this case, rapid, intense flash of electromagnetic energy were strong enough to ionize Earth's upper atmosphere and disrupt radio signals on the sunlit side of the planet, according to Space.com.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
19 June 2025
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The fact that such vast haloes aren't usually seen at this radio frequency suggests to the team the presence of cosmic ray electrons and magnetic fields stretched out to the edge of clusters like this one.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
17 June 2025
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Restoring the halo of the American university brand will not happen overnight.—
Lydiah Kemunto Bosire,
semafor.com,
16 June 2025
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In recent weeks, Russia has been sending swarms of drones to overwhelm Ukrainian air defenses and then following up with ballistic missiles, which are harder to shoot down.—
Joanna Kakissis,
NPR,
17 June 2025
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Moscow has been ramping up its aerial assaults on Ukrainian cities, using novel tactics to elude Ukraine’s defenses as the country faces a shortage of air defense missiles.—
Mathias Hammer,
semafor.com,
17 June 2025
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It is bordered by hummocky deposits, called aureoles, that were formed by landslides from the mountain.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
20 May 2025
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Initially, scientists believed these features might be flows of salty water or brine, which remained liquid long enough to travel down the aureole.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
20 May 2025
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“Nimbus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nimbus. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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