HALOED Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

haloed

verb

past tense of halo

as in beat (down)

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The lefty, who shined in the Yankees’ rotation before suffering a flexor strain, could also factor into the bullpen.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 31 Aug. 2026
Kevin McCarthy captured a spectacular view as the eclipsed moon shone blood red in the skies over North Carolina, after a brief weather scare!

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of shone

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Sometime during the night on Earth, the Curiosity rover finished its day exploring on Mars and beamed its latest collection of images and measurements to a Mars orbiter zooming by overhead.

— Ashwin R. Vasavada, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026
Inside a University of Miami social media class on the day Dolly died on Tuesday, students had their first assignment social posts beamed onto the room’s screen for class evaluation.

— Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of beamed

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Feliciano and Jones radiated energy and exuberance throughout their first press conference as the principal owners of the Padres.

— Dennis Lin, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
The Happy Hours star radiated in a strapless deep purple silk dress with a distressed scoop neckline and asymmetrical draping on her left hip, creating a ruched effect that cascaded down to the ankle-length hemline.

— Lara Walsh, InStyle, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of radiated

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Around that time, the comet experienced a large outburst, which brightened it about 8,000 times.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 12 Aug. 2026
My whole life, my father had brightened at the sight of me, laughed at my jokes, and advised my brother, three years younger, to follow my example.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026

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