Thesaurus results for LAUREL

laurel

noun

Definition of laurel

as in crown

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Recent Examples of laurel Some of the color choices include eclipse, river and sea salt stripe, coconut and sandalwood stripe, laurel, dew, and sandalwood. — Terri Williams, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 China isn’t resting on its laurels after its success in electric cars. — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 22 June 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for laurel

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Noun

The Huskies won back-to-back titles in 2023 and 2024, while Michigan claimed the 2026 crown.

— Matt Langone, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2026
Thursday’s victory was Granada Hills’ 15th City crown and first since back-to-back titles in 2019-20.

— Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of crown

Noun

Zoo Atlanta set up a VIP ceremony Friday morning to officially debut the two new giant pandas from China with speeches, a ribbon-cutting and no shortage of grip-and-grin photos.

— Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Georgia Power celebrated its McGrau Ford Battery Facility with a ribbon-cutting on Friday.

— Brian Unger, CBS News, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of ribbon

Noun

The original insignias and gold paneling are still there, and going up the stairs, the Pan Am logo is engraved over and over into the stone wall.

— Lauren Harano, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
War souvenirs are a largely universal occurrence, Dickey said, and World War II saw Americans returning home with plenty of mementos from Europe, including Nazi paraphernalia like pins and insignias.

— Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of insignia

Noun

The Nobel Committee May Need Some Convincing Of course, the good people in Oslo are unlikely to start engraving Melania's name on a medal just yet.

— Anna Rahmanan, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2026
Swim events In swimming events, Orlando-area schools brought home three more first-place medals.

— Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of medal

Noun

Santa Margarita’s domination in high school girls golf continued Monday, with the Eagles winning the Southern Section Division 1 team title by four strokes over Orange Lutheran at Los Serranos Golf Club in Chino Hills.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
Additionally, Witt led Team USA to the 2026 World Baseball Classic title game.

— Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of title

Noun

There was a lot of silver and black in the stadium that’s for sure.

— Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 13 Nov. 2026
Named after Haiti’s 1928 Olympic silver medalist in the long jump, Sylvio Cato, the stadium was built in 1953 and has become synonymous with Haiti’s national soccer team, Les Grenadiers.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of silver

Noun

The two-room suite is located up the stairs in the main house, and is done up in a 2020s-does-midcentury style, with cherry wood paneling, macramé, hanging plants, and gold and honeycomb accents.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2026
The outbreak was first detected in Mongbwalu, a gold-mining town of around 130,000 people in Ituri province in northeastern Congo, after the WHO was alerted on May 5 about an unusual cluster of illness and deaths.

— Anthony W. Gambino, Time, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of gold

Noun

Following a recent $40 million facelift, the hotel has clean, modern lines—now outfitted with floor-to-ceilings windows and bronze and nickel accents.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Nov. 2026
The living room is filled with brass sculptures (a Maison Jansen palm tree and a Sergio Bustamante monkey), bronze figures sourced from an estate sale in Arizona, and several pieces of sculptural artwork.

— Leonora Epstein, Architectural Digest, 11 Nov. 2026

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