as in jewel
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 trophy
Who Won the Conn Smythe Trophy? Panthers star Sam Bennett won the Conn Smythe trophy for leading the playoffs with a staggering 15 goals.
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James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
For now, South Florida is being treated to more images of Panthers players hoisting sport’s most iconic trophy — kissing it, drinking from it and pouring beer from it.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 18 June 2025
Not that this thing deserves a participation trophy.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 18 June 2025
Even the best teams realize that winning the trophy is something of a crapshoot.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2025
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James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
For now, South Florida is being treated to more images of Panthers players hoisting sport’s most iconic trophy — kissing it, drinking from it and pouring beer from it.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 18 June 2025
Not that this thing deserves a participation trophy.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 18 June 2025
Even the best teams realize that winning the trophy is something of a crapshoot.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trophy
Noun
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Perhaps this is because the power couple are the current owners of Casa Rosa, a jewel of contemporary architecture designed by Andrés Casillas de Alba in 1978.—
Katia Contreras,
Architectural Digest,
19 June 2025
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The philanthropist and felon endowed L.A. with what was then the largest urban park in the world and still remains a jewel of the city.—
Julia Wick,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2025
Noun
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Since 2021, Rwanda has invested great blood and treasure into its Congo intervention.—
Joshua Z. Walker,
Foreign Affairs,
17 June 2025
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What treasures were destroyed in 477 when the Imperial Library in Constantinople, which supposedly contained 120,000 texts, went up in flames!—
Bernd Roeck
June 16,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2025
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The honor arrives 22 years after David was appointed an Order of the British Empire (OBE) by Queen Elizabeth in 2003 and a year after David was asked to be an ambassador for the King’s Foundation in 2024.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
21 June 2025
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Clean air group honors teens, partners The Northwest Indiana Partners for Clean Air honored high school senior scholarship recipients and regional air quality leaders recently at the organization’s annual scholarship and awards luncheon at the Hammond Marina, according to a release.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2025
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“Trophy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trophy. Accessed 29 Jun. 2025.
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