as in glory
public acknowledgment or admiration for an achievement
he wrote for his own personal satisfaction, not for any bays that the literary establishment might deign to bestow
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as in shouts
to speak so as to be heard at a distance
the mob was baying for revenge
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Recent Examples of bays
Anthony Karcz,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
Work is currently concentrated on four bays, before moving to the rest of the gallery.
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Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
26 June 2026
The pines turned from green to black, becoming silhouettes, and little bays in the rocky western shoreline were deep in shadow.
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Hank Bradshaw,
Outdoor Life,
24 June 2026
Furthermore, gas sensing technology also revealed ammonia exposure levels in unloading bays, providing visibility into a previously unmeasured safety risk.
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Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
22 June 2026
Sandbanks is home to the world’s largest baymouth barrier dune system and miles of beaches, bays, and islands.
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Alexandra Emanuelli,
Travel + Leisure,
20 June 2026
The Board of Public Works approved the grant on Thursday, which will be used to reduce pollution attributed to failed sewer systems located near the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal bays.
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Cbs Baltimore Staff,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
Vieques is known for quiet beaches, wild horses and the glow of Mosquito Bay, one of the world’s brightest bioluminescent bays.
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David Dickstein,
Oc Register,
17 June 2026
Dorms, classrooms, feeding stations, training cages, trauma bays—all could easily fit on the ballroom site.
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Cullen Murphy,
The Atlantic,
13 June 2026
Noun
With the opening, IONNA now has 170 charging bays in Florida, with 320 additional bays scheduled to come online over the next three years.
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Anthony Karcz,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
Work is currently concentrated on four bays, before moving to the rest of the gallery.
—
Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
26 June 2026
The pines turned from green to black, becoming silhouettes, and little bays in the rocky western shoreline were deep in shadow.
—
Hank Bradshaw,
Outdoor Life,
24 June 2026
Furthermore, gas sensing technology also revealed ammonia exposure levels in unloading bays, providing visibility into a previously unmeasured safety risk.
—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
22 June 2026
Sandbanks is home to the world’s largest baymouth barrier dune system and miles of beaches, bays, and islands.
—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Travel + Leisure,
20 June 2026
The Board of Public Works approved the grant on Thursday, which will be used to reduce pollution attributed to failed sewer systems located near the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal bays.
—
Cbs Baltimore Staff,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
Vieques is known for quiet beaches, wild horses and the glow of Mosquito Bay, one of the world’s brightest bioluminescent bays.
—
David Dickstein,
Oc Register,
17 June 2026
Dorms, classrooms, feeding stations, training cages, trauma bays—all could easily fit on the ballroom site.
—
Cullen Murphy,
The Atlantic,
13 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bays
Noun
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My ambitions are crowned with glory.
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This mile and an eighth run over the main track was inaugurated in 1982 and has long been a stepping stone towards Breeders’ Cup glory and beyond.
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Zach Bryan shouts out the crowd on the London leg of his With Heaven on Tour on June 17.
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Roaring and grunting, his body sleek with blood and sweat, Conan tussles and grapples with a series of opponents, dominating them all, while an audience of torch-wielding vulgarians shouts and howls at the pit’s lip.
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Up in the stands, fans waved their own flags — including some sneaked in over the objections of FIFA and the courts — and wrestled with emotions, as boos, howls and hisses rained down from all corners of the stadium.
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Roaring and grunting, his body sleek with blood and sweat, Conan tussles and grapples with a series of opponents, dominating them all, while an audience of torch-wielding vulgarians shouts and howls at the pit’s lip.
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Nonetheless, the 36-year-old’s accolades speak for themselves.
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Sure, the accolades are great, but there’s nothing better than reading a Spurrier quote.
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Rays pitching coach Kyle Snyder yells a lot of things from the dugout during a game, usually aimed at his own players.
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Sirianni yells to the man, who continues toward the building without a reaction.
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There's an important distinction between a role being loved by fans and a role being loved by the actress who played her, however.
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That distinction belonged to William McChesney Martin, who served from 1951 until early 1970.
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Kelli cries over how solid the Mwangi unit is, praising Gerald as a father and husband and affirming that Shamea’s ass is real, while everyone else looks on, bewildered.
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Jennifer Brook cries her own tears for her husband.
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Developed with some difficulty due to the material, which both financiers and some actors found too risqué, Sunday Bloody Sunday was eventually released to considerable acclaim, earning four nominations at the 1972 Academy Awards.
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For all the early acclaim, Hazemann, 26, and Monnin, 25, project a level of discipline that belies their age.
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