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Recent Examples of laurel
Having won the Premier League title in Arne Slot’s first year in the Anfield dugout, there’s been little suggestion of the club resting on their laurels.
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Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 29 July 2025
Despite celebrating the 40th anniversary of his Rockwell Group design firm last year, star architect and designer David Rockwell seems unwilling to rest on his laurels.
—Sofia Perez, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
Besides earning laurels for individual cows or producers, livestock farmers serve as representatives of their industry to fairgoers who stop by the barn.
—Ethan Wolin
july 20, Sacbee.com, 20 July 2025
Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer won Oscars for Best Picture and Best Director at the 96th Academy Awards, but don't expect the visionary filmmaker to rest on his laurels.
—Allison Degrushe Published, EW.com, 17 July 2025
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Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 29 July 2025
Despite celebrating the 40th anniversary of his Rockwell Group design firm last year, star architect and designer David Rockwell seems unwilling to rest on his laurels.
—Sofia Perez, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
Besides earning laurels for individual cows or producers, livestock farmers serve as representatives of their industry to fairgoers who stop by the barn.
—Ethan Wolin
july 20, Sacbee.com, 20 July 2025
Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer won Oscars for Best Picture and Best Director at the 96th Academy Awards, but don't expect the visionary filmmaker to rest on his laurels.
—Allison Degrushe Published, EW.com, 17 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for laurel
Noun
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An icon of Our Lady of Guadalupe keeps watch from the mantel; a painting of her cat wearing a crown overlooks her shelves and shelves of books.—
Nancy Walecki,
The Atlantic,
7 Aug. 2025
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RuPaul's Drag Race season 5 queen Alaska won the All Stars 2 crown — and now a ring from partner Matthew Herrmann, whom the drag superstar exclusively tells Entertainment Weekly proposed to her Sunday night in her hometown of Erie, Pa.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Opening events at Green Street Market Opening weekend will kick off with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Aug. 15 at 6 p.m., featuring food trucks and live music.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
13 Aug. 2025
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To make this má là pig ear recipe, the ears are braised then thinly sliced, their cartilage softening into noodle-like ribbons.—
Jessica Liang,
Saveur,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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After the ceremony, recipients gather outside to take photos with their insignia.—
Stephanie Petit,
People.com,
24 July 2025
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Photo : Ford The all-electric Ford Bronco’s Badlands insignia.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
17 July 2025
Noun
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Biles’ medal haul comes from three Olympic appearances, spanning seven gold medals and a historic two all-around titles.—
Caroline Price,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Add to that nine Olympic gold medals and 14 Olympics medals overall.—
Stephen Wade,
Baltimore Sun,
2 Aug. 2025
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Boston Red Sox star Alex Bregman, who won two Series titles with the Houston Astros, had a memorable homecoming.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Gruden coached the Raiders in Oakland from 1998 to 2001, then led the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for seven years, winning a Super Bowl title in 2003.—
Mark Anderson,
Baltimore Sun,
13 Aug. 2025
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Kerley won the 2022 world championships in the event, and silver in the Tokyo Olympics.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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He will be joined by fellow Olympian Brody Malone, who won gold on parallel bars, silver on rings and bronze on pommel horse, along with horizontal bar winner Taylor Burkhart and pommel horse winner Patrick Hoopes.—
Rebecca Tauber,
New York Times,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
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There are also gold vermeil styles, which combine a sterling silver base with a gold overlay, and sterling silver hoops plated in gold.—
Lauren Alexis Fisher,
Footwear News,
7 Aug. 2025
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In 1948: Vicki Manalo Draves, the first Asian American to win Olympic gold three days earlier, in 3-meter springboard diving, doubled her achievement with a gold in 10-meter platform diving.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Bednarek has only beaten Lyles twice in their careers, both times being the Olympics, where Bednarek earned silver in Tokyo and Paris, with Lyles taking bronze.—
Katelyn Hutchison,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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The four-foot-tall bronze statue is a tribute to the story by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen and is considered a symbol of Denmark.—
Jess Fleming,
Twin Cities,
3 Aug. 2025
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“Laurel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laurel. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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