as in prize
something given in recognition of achievement
the Nobel Prize for Literature is the plume that all authors covet
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Recent Examples of plume
Connor Giffin, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Nov. 2025
The video, taken from inside a vehicle on a nearby road, shows a huge plume of black and gray smoke towering into the sky, visible for miles.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 18 July 2025
Smoke will plume into the Roman sky again on Wednesday night.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 14 May 2025
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Noun
The blast produced a towering plume of smoke, visible from miles away to rush-hour commuters.
—Connor Giffin, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Nov. 2025
The video, taken from inside a vehicle on a nearby road, shows a huge plume of black and gray smoke towering into the sky, visible for miles.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
This was a monster mash in the coolest sense, a place where feather plumes and black lace bodices co-exist with billowing capes and knee-high marching boots.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 18 July 2025
Smoke will plume into the Roman sky again on Wednesday night.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plume
Noun
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This novel was nominated for the Booker prize in 2021 and was praised for being genre-bending.—
Amber McBride,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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California adjusts lottery prizes based on the number of tickets sold and the number of winners.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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In a campus culture that prides itself on being bold and contrarian, too many young men see cruelty as courage.—
Eli Thompson,
Rolling Stone,
8 Nov. 2025
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Other things the fine jewelry masters over at James Allen pride themselves on?—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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On Monday, he was posthumously named a national hero of Indonesia – prompting protests from human rights groups and victims who decried the award as whitewashing a repressive regime that left hundreds of thousands dead, according to historians.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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While the film earned numerous accolades, including a Film Independent Spirit win and a Sundance Film Festival directing award, the experience of being both filmmaker’s and subject left him drained.—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Nov. 2025
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But beyond the wins, losses and accolades, there was the man who remained in his players’ lives, through good times and tough times.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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The singer delivered a pulsating rendition of the record paired with slick choreography and a crew of dancers in a warehouse for the set that marks her latest accolade, being named Global Push Artist for November.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Plume.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plume. Accessed 22 Nov. 2025.
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