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
Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The smoke plume is between 30,000 and 40,000 feet high!
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
James Horncastle, New York Times, 14 May 2025
Black smoke rose out of the Sistine Chapel early Thursday, signaling a failure to elect a new pope, before white smoke plumed out just hours later.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 8 May 2025
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Noun
Atmospheric moisture and instability was a bit less today, resulting in less significant smoke plumes over the fire than Wednesday.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The smoke plume is between 30,000 and 40,000 feet high!
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
Smoke will plume into the Roman sky again on Wednesday night.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 14 May 2025
Black smoke rose out of the Sistine Chapel early Thursday, signaling a failure to elect a new pope, before white smoke plumed out just hours later.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plume
Noun
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If a winner dies before all the annual payments are made, the balance of the prize continues in payments to the winner's estate, Powerball says.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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For an additional $1 per play, the Power Play feature can multiply non-jackpot prizes by two, three, four, five or 10 times.—
Tanya Wildt,
Freep.com,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The latter prides itself on being one of the quickest to dry.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
5 Sep. 2025
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Van Zee Design Interiors prides itself on making the design process fun and creating relationships with its clients that last long after the final pillows are in place.—
Elizabeth Stamp,
Architectural Digest,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Gaga took home Artist of the Year at the VMAs, accepting her award at the start of the show before traveling from UBS Arena on Long Island to MSG in Manhattan for her show.—
Brittany Spanos,
Rolling Stone,
9 Sep. 2025
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Similar arrangements were made with the skeleton crew and award-winning department heads.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But all the accolades mean nothing in Week 1, and the Eagles will be without a powerful run stopper who can also get to the quarterback throughout their NFC East battle with the Cowboys.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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If anything, The Studio reinforces how, for all his accolades, Scorsese still struggles to raise money to shoot his films.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Plume.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plume. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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