halo 1 of 2

noun

ˈhā-(ˌ)lō How to pronounce halo (audio)
Definition of halonext
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as in aura
a special quality or impression associated with something the halo of unimpeachable honesty in which the politician had long basked

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2
as in glory
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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halo

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verb

as in to beam

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Recent Examples of halo
Noun
The scientists then studied a single red giant star in the halo of the Milky Way with an odd chemical composition, including an overabundance of heavy elements like silver and uranium. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2026 By roasting the brussels sprouts snuggled into a blanket of grated Parmesan cheese, the cheese melts into a crispy, frico-like sheet that clings onto the sprouts, surrounding them in a lace-like halo. — Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 Oct. 2026
Verb
The larger ones are steeply mountainous, volcanic, rising to almost 6,000 feet, their summits haloed in clouds. — Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 May 2020 There is a none-too-subtle mystical vibe, from the ring lights that halo the massive trees on Amaya’s Bay Area campus to Forest’s cult-leader magnetism and the cold-burn fervor of his head acolyte, Katie (a quietly terrifying Alison Pill). — James Poniewozik, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2020 See All Example Sentences for halo
Recent Examples of Synonyms for halo
  1. aura
  2. glory
  3. beam
  4. atmosphere
  5. aureole
  6. shine
  7. smell
  8. enhalo
Noun
  • The Melbourne duo taps into trip-hop’s essential strangeness on its latest album, trading the genre’s boilerplate languor for dejected moods, menacing auras, and slippery, all-consuming bass.
    — Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Only one copy will ever legally exist, in a protest against the loss of music’s aura in the age of its digital reproducibility, to paraphrase German philosopher Walter Benjamin.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of aura
Noun
  • In reality, there are no heroes and no glory, only worlds that collapse and dreams that shatter.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Behold, here on the Hudson Theatre stage, the 11-time Emmy winner Julia Louis-Dreyfus in all her quipping glory.
    — Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of glory
Verb
  • As Lubelo takes his final bow to thunderous applause, his mom beams a proud smile at the 11-year-old apprentice magician.
    — Julie Bourdin, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026
  • High school student Bella Dubrovsky beamed proudly next to her tray of artfully frosted sugar cookies.
    — Laina Gustafson, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of beam
Noun
  • This El Niño weather pattern is on top of warming temperatures that result from fossil fuel emissions, which trap more heat in the atmosphere.
    — Ava Berger, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026
  • This Mount Rushmore represents a good mix of four different kinds of food and dining experiences, with different menus, atmospheres, and themes.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of atmosphere
Noun
  • It is bordered by hummocky deposits, called aureoles, that were formed by landslides from the mountain.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 20 May 2025
  • Jacob knew from photographs the goblin face, the aureole of whitening hair.
    — Lan Samantha Chang, Harper's Magazine, 14 Aug. 2023
Definition of aureole
Verb
  • Puka Nacua shined despite entering the game questionable with a calf injury and Kyren Williams and Blake Corum combined for nearly 200 rushing yards.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Famous fictional bad girls continue to shine on film and inspire designer runway moments.
    — Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of shine
Noun
  • Butler told us to close our eyes and asked us to notice every sound and smell, the feel of the wind, and whatever was moving around inside us.
    — Heide Brandes, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Then one day, the boy’s clothes came no more, and instead his ashes were strewn into the river—ashes with none of the smells that the river remembered on the boy’s collars.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of smell
Verb
  • These enhaloed the heads of models who led the audience down a garden path in New York’s Marble Cemetery into a romantic realm of fairy tale and fantasy.
    — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2018
Definition of enhalo

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