as in prize
someone or something unusually desirable
that job is considered a real plum in the broadcasting business
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Recent Examples of plum
That’s happened as consumption of fruits like plums, oranges, peaches, and pears has declined.
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Mark Dent, HubSpot, 3 Oct. 2025
On the palate, ripe stone fruit plum, apricot, and cherry emerges alongside notes of Bananas Foster and creamy vanilla, finishing with sweet oak.
—Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Oct. 2025
That provides a nice hit of spice to balance the bourbon’s inherent sweetness, and the palate is layered and complex with notes of maple, brown sugar, vanilla pudding, banana bread, ripe plum, tobacco, and tannic oak.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2025
This holiday season, homes are getting a makeover with a dreamy sugar plum color palette inspired by the magic of the stage.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Sep. 2025
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Mark Dent, HubSpot, 3 Oct. 2025
On the palate, ripe stone fruit plum, apricot, and cherry emerges alongside notes of Bananas Foster and creamy vanilla, finishing with sweet oak.
—Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Oct. 2025
That provides a nice hit of spice to balance the bourbon’s inherent sweetness, and the palate is layered and complex with notes of maple, brown sugar, vanilla pudding, banana bread, ripe plum, tobacco, and tannic oak.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2025
This holiday season, homes are getting a makeover with a dreamy sugar plum color palette inspired by the magic of the stage.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plum
Noun
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The prize carries a cash award of 11 million Swedish kronor ($1 million).—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
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The trio won the physics prize for their research on the weird world of subatomic quantum tunneling that advances the power of everyday digital communications and computing.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Film fans will be intrigued by the silent-era gem Frankenstein, from 1910.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
4 Oct. 2025
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There’s no question that this history, alongside other gems about Birkin revealed by Meltzer, has made the woman in question, who died on July 16, 2023, more than worthy of icon status.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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To be sure, the brand is known for the Létrange Empreinte bag and its sculptural twisted handle, that was originally intended to be a jewel itself before creative director Mathias Jaquemet put it on the leather accessory.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
10 Oct. 2025
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Like a teapot on a slow boil, they are supposed to heat up gradually over many months, riding a rising tension that reaches its crescendo in its final weeks, as players or teams slug it out for that last jewel.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Visit an antique store In honor of Kim's Antiques, pop into a local vintage shop and try to find any Stars Hollow-like treasures — maybe even a quirky piece for your home.—
Andrea Wurzburger,
PEOPLE,
5 Oct. 2025
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Vandalism, trash and human waste will tarnish natural treasures that are the envy of the world.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
4 Oct. 2025
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Her TikTok videos about the pearl have reached millions of viewers.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
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Leave downtown to find a couple of pearls tucked into dingy strip malls.—
Peter Cameron,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Plum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plum. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.
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