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

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

Definition of insignia

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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

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The title received Ontario Creates Development Funding and in June 2026 was awarded production funding from Telefilm Canada.

— Jennie Punter, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026
The platform launched with 10 original series, including titles from The Bold and the Beautiful executive producer and head writer Bradley Bell and Abominable Pictures founder and Childrens Hospital executive producer Jonathan Stern.

— Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 3 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

Lopez wore her pin-straight tresses in a middle part, while her makeup consisted of bronze eyeshadow, winged eyeliner, and pink blush.

— Hannah Malach, InStyle, 3 Sep. 2026
Nikko was named second-best Japanese restaurant in the city by Charlotte Observer readers and earned bronze for Best Sushi in the 2025 Charlotte’s Best poll.

— Kimberly Tutuska, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of bronze

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