Thesaurus results for LAUREL

laurel

noun

Definition of laurel

as in crown

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Recent Examples of laurel But with the series mothballed for more than a year prior to being officially axed, Meloni has not been resting on his laurels. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 8 June 2026 These plants are only hardy to Zone 8, so gardeners in colder climates should plant bay laurel in pots and move them indoors for the winter. — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 June 2026 Just be sure to avoid planting the spurge-laurel variety, which is an invasive plant. — Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 6 June 2026 Rather than using insecticidal sprays in the garden, use plants like marigolds, lavender, rosemary, and bay laurel that repel insects. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 6 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for laurel

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Noun

Spent so much of the offseason trying to be the sport’s bad guy, only to watch Kiffin effortlessly snatch back his crown.

— Jason Kirk, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
In Tulsa King season 4, expect to see Stallone’s character, Dwight, fight to keep his crown.

— Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of crown

Noun

Expect clothes to be folded, charging cables to be tied with a ribbon and a tray of soaps to meet your arrival to choose your preferred scent.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026
The ribbon cutting event was held at the 57,000 facility, which Northrop Grumman calls its Propulsion Innovation Center.

— Bryan Lynn, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of ribbon

Noun

For Kathleen, the more manicured and pristine that set could be, the more things that could have Buddy’s insignia stamped on them and the more objects that could have faces staring out at Freddy (Delaney Quinn) and her friends, the better.

— Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 1 Sep. 2026
Then, in 2023, as NASA brought the worm out of retirement, the logo regained its place on the tail, and the insignia (meatball) was moved to the body under the cockpits.

— Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026

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The last time France had a full roster was at the Paris Olympics 2024, when the home team was one foot away from taking Team USA to overtime in the gold-medal game.

— Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Clark wasn’t featured in Kara Lawson’s starting five to start off the tournament against China, whom Team USA saw in the 2022 gold-medal game.

— Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of medal

Noun

That led to a two-year stint as offensive coordinator with the Falcons and then a return to Tuscaloosa for two more seasons as OC, helping Saban win the last of his six national titles with the Crimson Tide in 2020.

— Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
The title story from her short story collection, Waiting for the Long Night Moon, won the 2021 Indigenous Voices Award for Unpublished Prose.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of title

Noun

For Household and Personal Items Silver Simply replace your silver cleaner with toothpaste to achieve the same result.

— Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2026
The new camera is designed to look like it was pulled directly from the 2000s (rather than the ’80s look of the original), with metallic silver and bubblegum pink options among the blind box shells.

— Jamie Spain, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of silver

Noun

The department accused the bank and its entities of being established to enable Iran’s efforts to transfer oil revenues from China to Turkey, where they could then be converted to cash and gold.

— Farnoush Amiri, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Law enforcement will never ask for cash, gold or cryptocurrency.

— Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of gold

Noun

Her sculpture, cast in bronze and patinated with lapis lazuli blue—a pigment used in in north Africa, the Middle East, and Europe since antiquity—will remain in place for two years.

— News Desk, Artforum, 10 Sep. 2026
The main entrance on Cumberland Street is inspired by Turin and Northern Italy and features Italian marble, walnut and bronze framing a dramatic central staircase and atrium.

— Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026

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