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 Margo’s Got Money Troubles, The Pitt, and Widow’s Bay all picked up hecka trophies. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026 Bad Bunny won his first career Emmy Award Saturday for his Super Bowl halftime show, which was awarded home seven trophies. — Andrew Dalton, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026 Of the 102 trophies awarded across the weekend, here are some of the biggest winners. — Kalia Richardson, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026 But perhaps the biggest winner of the night was Bad Bunny, which earned trophies for Variety Special (Live), Directing, Lighting Design, Music Direction, Sound Mixing, Choreography and Technical Direction. — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2026 The legendary Spanish marque disappeared from the motorcycle scene decades ago, leaving behind a trail of lightweight two-strokes, racing trophies and enough cult following to keep its name alive long after the factory doors had closed. — Bultaco, New Atlas, 5 Sep. 2026 Or there are snaps of his trophies from the 2009-10 season – one for the most man-of-the-match awards, another as the team’s leading scorer. — Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026 By then, Miko, three years older, had a growing collection of tennis-championship trophies. — Albert Samaha, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026 The trophies — one for the Tour Championship and one for the FedEx Cup — are up for grabs at the halfway point. — ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trophies
  1. jewels
  2. treasures
  3. honors
Noun
  • Over the week-plus of the festival, expect stunning jewels, unforgettable couture, and picture-perfect moments aplenty.
    — Kase Wickman, Vanity Fair, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The actress’ red carpet attire was accessorized with Swarovski jewels, including a ring, earrings and necklace.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of jewels
Noun
  • In this exclusive excerpt, Austin discusses her decision to part with everything, and the process of combing through the home and finding the treasures Mercury left behind.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Clark had recently purchased her dream home, built in 1900, so her aunt Jan saw the perfect destination for some of the special and otherwise unclaimed treasures.
    — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of treasures
Noun
  • Last year, Danish broadcaster DR, Mediatoon Distribution and Belgian producer Creative Conspiracy took top honors for their eminent contributions to the sector and landmark productions.
    — Kevin Giraud, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The junior earned seven sacks last season and earned Sun Belt Freshman of the Year honors.
    — Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of honors

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“Trophies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trophies. Accessed 8 Sep. 2026.

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