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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
The Ottoman artist chose to depict the prophet’s purity through the use of white fabrics, and his entire being as touched by the light of God via the large flaming nimbus that encircles his body.
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Christiane Gruber, The Conversation, 9 Jan. 2023
All these flat shapes are limned by dark lines — the reverse of the delicate nimbus of light surrounding them in the original.
—Washington Post, 4 Jan. 2023
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.
—New York Times, 17 June 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
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Christiane Gruber, The Conversation, 9 Jan. 2023
All these flat shapes are limned by dark lines — the reverse of the delicate nimbus of light surrounding them in the original.
—Washington Post, 4 Jan. 2023
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.
—New York Times, 17 June 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nimbus
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Despite Olsen’s custom Miu Miu look evoking a red-carpet-ready aura, the ruffled motif of the sleeves harkened back to the Italian brand’s most recent collection.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
6 Nov. 2025
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Per AccuWeather, experts also recommend that aura-watchers allow their eyes at least 15 minutes to adjust to the darkness and avoid looking at bright light sources, such as the moon or phone screens.—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
6 Nov. 2025
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Poaching and human conflict had decimated the wildlife until a huge regenerative conservation project restored the animal population back to its former glory.—
Elizabeth Gordon,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Nov. 2025
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But even without Swift making a return run at Grammy glory this time around, there is some instant déjà vu to be found in the top categories.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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Blue Origin also launches New Shepard from Texas The New Glenn spacecraft is not to be confused with Blue Origin's much smaller New Shepard rocket that the company launches from West Texas on brief trips taking paying passengers high above Earth's atmosphere.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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Neutral conditions mean the Pacific isn’t giving the atmosphere a strong push one way or the other, so seasonal weather patterns are more likely to be shaped by other factors, like the Arctic or Atlantic oceans.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Freep.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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In the center is a central bulge of stars, and the whole thing is surrounded by a vast halo of stars and dark matter about a million light-years wide.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
6 Nov. 2025
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Pistachio and fig lend it some Mediterranean indulgence, and its radius hovers around you like a halo.—
Adam Hurly,
Robb Report,
5 Nov. 2025
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As the arena goal horn blared and the fans went berserk, Ovechkin swung his arms into the air and collided with the boards as his teammates cleared the bench to celebrate with him.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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The move underscores deepening concerns around air travel safety and the operational stability of the national aviation system.—
Deputy News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 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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Jacob knew from photographs the goblin face, the aureole of whitening hair.—
Lan Samantha Chang,
Harper's Magazine,
14 Aug. 2023
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“Nimbus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nimbus. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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