as in prize
something given in recognition of achievement
the Nobel Prize for Literature is the plume that all authors covet
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Recent Examples of plume
Terry Ward, Outside Online, 19 Jan. 2025
The hills were on fire—flames 10 stories high, plumes of black smoke engulfing the land as if the bulkhead of Hell swung open right there on the side of the mountain.
—Allure Editors, Allure, 17 Jan. 2025
Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 4 Aug. 2024
Not just the confetti, but also pyro in the form of fireballs pluming out from the sides of the stage and sparks showering down from the tops of it.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2024
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Noun
During high seas and at high tide (check timing here), water forced through the rocks creates plumes that shoot up to 50 feet into the air.
—Terry Ward, Outside Online, 19 Jan. 2025
The hills were on fire—flames 10 stories high, plumes of black smoke engulfing the land as if the bulkhead of Hell swung open right there on the side of the mountain.
—Allure Editors, Allure, 17 Jan. 2025
Verb
As flames plumed from the stage, mosh pits began to spawn.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 4 Aug. 2024
Not just the confetti, but also pyro in the form of fireballs pluming out from the sides of the stage and sparks showering down from the tops of it.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plume
Noun
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Sandler and Barrymore took home the prize for Best On-Screen Team that year at what was then called the MTV Movie Awards.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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There is a prize pool of $1.8 million, with each player on the championship team receiving $125,000, each player on the runner-up receiving $50,000 and each player on the the other two teams receiving $25,000.—
Dan Loumena,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The Berlin Film Festival prides itself on being a political event, which dates back to its inception in 1951 as a beacon of democracy in West Berlin, surrounded by Communist East Germany in the Cold War era.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
12 Feb. 2025
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The crash devastated the Kansas city, which prides itself on being in America's heartland.—
Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports,
arkansasonline.com,
31 Jan. 2025
Noun
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This is the first time a running back has won the award in back-to-back seasons since 2005 and 2006, when Shaun Alexander and LaDanian Tomlinson won the hardware, respectively.—
Ryan Morik,
Fox News,
7 Feb. 2025
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The only other was John Elway, who won the award over first-team All-Pro Joe Montana in 1987.—
Joe Buscaglia,
The Athletic,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Tucson was the first stateside city to become a UNESCO World City of Gastronomy, an accolade that nods to its more than four millennia of food culture that merges the tastes of many different groups, including Native American and modern Mexican.—
Mark Ellwood,
AFAR Media,
7 Feb. 2025
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The seven-part stalker drama, created by and starring Richard Gadd, was a standout at this past year’s Emmys, with additional awards won in Outstanding Limited Series and Writing for a Limited Series, and also brought Gunning a Golden Globe, among other accolades.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Plume.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plume. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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