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 Browns, plums, and butter yellow make for a moodier look. Lauren Jones, Southern Living, 9 May 2025 The base is wrapped with a thick cut of salty bacon, and each piece of breakfast sushi is topped with a super sweet plum sauce that tastes like the glaze on orange chicken. Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2025 From a group of playful otters vying over a fresh fish to weeping plum trees glistening in the rain, the winners of a National Geographic contest open to amateur photographers have captured the diversity and beauty of Earth. Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 1 May 2025 On April 8, Bieber attended the 2025 Fashion Trust U.S. Awards in a plum Saint Laurent gown designed with waist-accentuating panels as well as cutouts. Michelle Lee, People.com, 1 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for plum
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Noun
  • According to the California Lottery, not long after Rodriguez celebrated his win, another top prize for the same scratcher game was sold.
    Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 22 May 2025
  • The prize is now in its fifth year, and Davis will hand out its top prize at a ceremony Friday evening.
    Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 22 May 2025
Noun
  • Have a suggestion for a great hidden dining gem in your neighborhood?
    Kaitlyn Rosati, New York Daily News, 21 May 2025
  • One of my four sisters would grab the paper and read these gems out loud, in a proclamation voice with special intonation for any name-drop of an Ivy League or Seven Sisters school.
    Lian Dolan, People.com, 20 May 2025
Noun
  • Trainer Todd Pletcher, 0-10 at the Preakness, is looking for his first middle jewel of the Triple Crown. 7.
    Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
  • Of course, Aberg can only know so much about Charlotte’s jewel right now.
    Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • While half a dozen of the most popular parks now require reservations just to get in, and others are plagued by bumper-to-bumper traffic between Memorial Day and Labor Day, there are still a handful of natural treasures that haven’t (yet) been discovered by the masses.
    Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
  • Of course, Grandma’s garden was always hiding more treasures.
    Melanie Fincher, Southern Living, 18 May 2025
Noun
  • The royal gave the outfit a second outing at the National Assembly of Wales in June 2007, updating it with a beige hat and pearl necklace.
    Janine Henni, People.com, 17 May 2025
  • Meanwhile, the pearls with a delicate rosy sheen used for a long sautoir style recalled the hue the young entrepreneur had developed through a relationship with Mikimoto.
    Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 15 May 2025

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“Plum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plum. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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