as in gems
someone or something unusually desirable
that job is considered a real plum in the broadcasting business
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Recent Examples of plums
The gardens are planted with fruit trees—lemons, oranges, tangerines, plums, and peaches—adding both beauty and purpose to the grounds.
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2025
These, along with an orchard featuring an array of fruit trees including apricots, nectarines, oranges, lemons, limes, plums, peaches, figs, guavas and jujubes, plus a dragon fruit tower, are all part of the garden’s common area.
—Nicole Sours Larson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Sep. 2025
Other Stone Fruit Apricots, plums, and nectarines are also suitable for fall planting.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Sep. 2025
One of the desserts that will be savored included a bombe glacée cardinal, a vanilla ice cream featuring Kentish raspberry sorbet and lightly poached Victoria plums.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Other snaps show Méi's birthday cake, which featured purple dragons and plums on it.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
That’s three plums lined up like weary soldiers at reveille by my count.
—David Weiss, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Erythritol, xylitol and sorbitol are sugar alcohols, a carbohydrate found naturally in tiny quantities in foods such as cauliflower, eggplant, lettuce, mushrooms, spinach, plums, raspberries and strawberries.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
Her favorite game is to buy too many plums and offer them to people on the street.
—Jeanie Riess, New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2025
Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2025
These, along with an orchard featuring an array of fruit trees including apricots, nectarines, oranges, lemons, limes, plums, peaches, figs, guavas and jujubes, plus a dragon fruit tower, are all part of the garden’s common area.
—Nicole Sours Larson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Sep. 2025
Other Stone Fruit Apricots, plums, and nectarines are also suitable for fall planting.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Sep. 2025
One of the desserts that will be savored included a bombe glacée cardinal, a vanilla ice cream featuring Kentish raspberry sorbet and lightly poached Victoria plums.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Other snaps show Méi's birthday cake, which featured purple dragons and plums on it.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
That’s three plums lined up like weary soldiers at reveille by my count.
—David Weiss, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Erythritol, xylitol and sorbitol are sugar alcohols, a carbohydrate found naturally in tiny quantities in foods such as cauliflower, eggplant, lettuce, mushrooms, spinach, plums, raspberries and strawberries.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
Her favorite game is to buy too many plums and offer them to people on the street.
—Jeanie Riess, New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plums
Noun
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Score up to 73 percent off fall clothes, home essentials, kitchen must-haves, and more gems across categories.—
Isabel Garcia,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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Finish with a topcoat, like OPI GelColor Intelli-Gel Super Gloss, to lock the polish and gems in place.—
Abby Dupes,
Allure,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This might mean blurbing other writers’ books or even just praising them on social media, volunteering to read for literary prizes, or even sharing information about how the famously opaque world of publishing works.—
Maris Kreizman
September 25,
Literary Hub,
25 Sep. 2025
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California adjusts lottery prizes based on the number of tickets sold and number of winners.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The items offer a glimpse into Taylor, who redefined Hollywood stardom, spanning her headline-making jewels and costumes to private correspondence and traces of her activism.—
Ryma Chikhoune,
Footwear News,
30 Sep. 2025
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Radiance and Reverie concludes with an interview with Lane, who talks about pivoting to jewels from his career as an artist by turning trash on the street into treasure.—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Many communities choose a historic building to become the repository of the city’s historical treasures.—
Del Mar Historical Society,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025
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Some French cultural treasures remained beyond the reach of the Germans.—
Christopher C. Gorham
September 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Their ivory piping mimicked ancient Greek architecture, and featured edible seashells, pearls and busts.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
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Don't clutch your pearls too soon, because the electromagnetic radiation Tesla EVs emit is non-ionizing.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Plums.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plums. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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