The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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We should be hesitant to place halos around the heads of people we admire, just as we shouldn’t totally condemn those with whom we disagree.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
“I was there, and I was a pop star — my thing was wearing ornate halos all the time,” you might say.
From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2026
Chinese lanterns hover above their heads like red halos.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2026
"You have this self-interacting dark matter which transports energy, and it tends to transport energy outwards in these halos," says Gurian.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 19, 2026
Now I go only at night when all is plainer: plain-lit shapes inside, his face and radio ringed with bright devil halos in kerosene-lantern light.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
