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Recent Examples of aureole
Jacob knew from photographs the goblin face, the aureole of whitening hair.
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Lan Samantha Chang, Harper's Magazine, 14 Aug. 2023
Like his crossed legs, Cannon’s head and upper torso are framed in flickering swipes of green, as if this is a depiction of a holy man surrounded by an incandescent aureole.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2022
One image, Imogen, has the model’s head encircled with flora like an aureole composed of twiggy branches, foliage, and wildflowers.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2020
However, if the region was made up of ice, De Blasio says, then ice should be present around the western edge of the aureole.
—Nola Taylor Redd, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2020
Dark wood stain applied in the center of three interlocking aureole forms gives one floor-sculpture the appearance of a giant bouquet of Van Gogh’s sunflowers — a symbol of happiness now bloated and earthbound.
—Christopher Knight, latimes.com, 14 June 2018
In the strongest work, half of the 9-foot-tall aureole apparently has been blown away, black resin flapping in shards out the back.
—Christopher Knight, latimes.com, 14 June 2018
Venus Express will peer into the planet's upper atmosphere during the aureole, providing an absolute chemical measurement.
—Dave Mosher, Popular Mechanics, 4 June 2012
Lan Samantha Chang, Harper's Magazine, 14 Aug. 2023
Like his crossed legs, Cannon’s head and upper torso are framed in flickering swipes of green, as if this is a depiction of a holy man surrounded by an incandescent aureole.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2022
One image, Imogen, has the model’s head encircled with flora like an aureole composed of twiggy branches, foliage, and wildflowers.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2020
However, if the region was made up of ice, De Blasio says, then ice should be present around the western edge of the aureole.
—Nola Taylor Redd, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2020
Dark wood stain applied in the center of three interlocking aureole forms gives one floor-sculpture the appearance of a giant bouquet of Van Gogh’s sunflowers — a symbol of happiness now bloated and earthbound.
—Christopher Knight, latimes.com, 14 June 2018
In the strongest work, half of the 9-foot-tall aureole apparently has been blown away, black resin flapping in shards out the back.
—Christopher Knight, latimes.com, 14 June 2018
Venus Express will peer into the planet's upper atmosphere during the aureole, providing an absolute chemical measurement.
—Dave Mosher, Popular Mechanics, 4 June 2012
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aureole
Noun
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But the crowning glory of this inventive cocktail is the charred goat cheese olives.—
Aly Walansky,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Fans hoping to see the tournament return to its former glory will have to wait and see if WWE changes its mind in the future.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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On a smaller scale, interchange reconnection powers a constant and global population of jets that inject energy into the corona and through the coronal holes.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Totality, whereby the Earth blotted out the sun's disk to reveal the sun's corona, lasted for more than two hours, with the entire eclipse process ending around 6 a.m. On Friday morning, Firefly Aerospace then released two images captured by its lander with a wide-lens camera on its top deck.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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But The White Lotus proves that prestige TV can now offer just as much, if not more, in terms of ROI and brand halo.—
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Clooney’s refusal to grandstand as an actor allows his Murrow to maintain his halo.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Aureole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aureole. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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