trophies

noun

plural of trophy
as in jewels
an asset that brings praise or renown the mogul's latest trophies include a winter mansion in the Bahamas and a new sports car

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Recent Examples of trophies The two World Series championship trophies royally entered Dodger Stadium in a blue convertible while being cradled by two October heroes. — Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 Jones, who gave Steve Doocy a tour of his Texas mansion Wednesday morning, had his three Super Bowl trophies displayed alongside his three championship rings. — Ryan Canfield Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026 For several years after the biggest run of her career, Moon Choi, known in Korea as Choi Hee-seo, kept her trophies out of sight. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026 In the role, the Duke of Kent was on hand to present the winners' trophies to the champions. — Stephanie Bridger-Linning, Vanity Fair, 10 Oct. 2026 Rhys became the first person to win lead acting prizes in all three genres after snagging trophies for his roles in The Beast in Me and Widow’s Bay. — Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Oct. 2026 But today the man bringing home the big trophies is Álex Palou, who this year sealed his fifth title in six seasons. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 7 Oct. 2026 In a year when there’s a strong chance four different women will carry away the Big Four trophies, Swift will have positioned herself to wind up, once again, as Music’s Biggest Story. — Alan Light, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026 During the 2000s and 2010s, Messi amassed trophies with his club and won diehard fans from Barcelona to Bangladesh. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
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  1. jewels
  2. treasures
  3. honors
Noun
  • Kate Middleton paired a butter yellow Elie Saab gown with historic royal jewels at Tuesday night’s state banquet for Sultan Haitham bin Tarik of Oman at Windsor Castle.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Her jewels for the evening included her go-to royal headpiece, Queen Mary’s Lover’s Knot Tiara, as well as earrings and a bracelet that belonged to the late Queen Elizabeth.
    — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of jewels
Noun
  • Harrison added that among the treasures in the collection are personal photos that haven’t left the band’s archive in more than 40 years, as well as album sketches and other rare keepsakes.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Instead of using labels, Alkhatib talks his guests through the treasures, which include a marble model of the Taj Mahal, a geode from Morocco and a silver elephant sculpture from Sri Lanka.
    — Dina Cheney, Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of treasures
Noun
  • The Atlanta Journal-Constitution earned six honors in the 2026 Signal Awards, highlighting the strength of the newsroom’s journalism, storytelling and audio production across politics, culture and investigative reporting.
    — AJC Communications, AJC.com, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The couple next returned to Princeton, and other honors soon followed for the poet.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of honors

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