1
as in accolades
public acknowledgment or admiration for an achievement
the theater director gave the stage crew all the glory for the successful production
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2
as in treasures
an asset that brings praise or renown
the new art museum has become the glory of the college campus
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as in delights
to feel or express joy or triumph
the whole city gloried in the home team's winning of the World Series
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Recent Examples of glories
Isaac Butler, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2025
As long as the sport was going to allow all the Astros’ October glories to stand, Springer was impossible to leave off this team.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
The movie is about the intersection of life’s regrets and notable glories.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
The poet’s reminiscences form the core of several poems that rank among the glories of twentieth-century American literature.
—Dan Chiasson, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Each act maintained their relevance and the audience’s attention not by dwelling on past glories or attempting to recreate what once was, but by casting themselves as the respected veterans of their craft and the R&B genre.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Noun
The most famous of these works, Doctor Faustus, is about the glories and perils of eccentric genius.
—Isaac Butler, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2025
As long as the sport was going to allow all the Astros’ October glories to stand, Springer was impossible to leave off this team.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
The movie is about the intersection of life’s regrets and notable glories.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
The poet’s reminiscences form the core of several poems that rank among the glories of twentieth-century American literature.
—Dan Chiasson, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Each act maintained their relevance and the audience’s attention not by dwelling on past glories or attempting to recreate what once was, but by casting themselves as the respected veterans of their craft and the R&B genre.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glories
Noun
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Come playoff time, such accolades matter not.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
9 Nov. 2025
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But beyond the wins, losses and accolades, there was the man who remained in his players’ lives, through good times and tough times.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The site is one of Afghanistan’s architectural treasures and a major point of pilgrimage, believed by some to be the resting place of Hazrat Ali, the fourth Caliph of Islam and the son-in-law of Prophet Mohammad.—
Masoud Popalzai,
CNN Money,
2 Nov. 2025
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French authorities have arrested five additional suspects in connection with the audacious daylight theft of French crown jewels from the Louvre Museum’s Apollo Gallery—but the priceless treasures remain missing.—
Barney Henderson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
David M. Ewalt,
Scientific American,
7 Nov. 2025
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Every year, the actor surprises and delights us with her choice of costume, paying homage to Pamela Anderson one year and channeling Queen Amidala the next.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The 2026 edition of MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN (MAJ), one of the country’s premier international music honors, is set for June 13 next year.—
Billboard Japan,
Billboard,
7 Nov. 2025
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These honors are not coincidental.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Filler shots of chauffeurs, champagne and colossal walk-in closets with pristine designer clobber glistening and gleaming from glass shelves centred around trays and trays of priceless jewels assault the viewer’s senses between almost every scene.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
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The theft took place just days before the brazen daylight robbery of the Louvre in Paris, in which $102 million worth of Napoleonic jewels of tremendous importance to France were taken.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Astronomers have long assumed massive dark matter halos provide the gravity needed to keep such small galaxies intact.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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New research published Tuesday from UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography found that the barrels with halos contain caustic alkaline waste — a highly corrosive material that has been leaking out of the barrels for decades.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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They were tasked with returning the October joys that José Bautista, Edwin Encarnación and Josh Donaldson brought before them.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Coco continued to draw applauses and laughs while talking about women showing up to church in high heels and lace.—
Dana Afana,
Freep.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Glories.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glories. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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