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
The Lombardi is more Holy Grail than trophy, the end of what can only be described as a torturous emotional pilgrimage.
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Ali Watkins, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025
Turns out, lots of little Easter eggs tie back to Swift in some way, from the pregame show to halftime and even a long connection to the other team vying for the trophy — the Philadelphia Eagles.
—EW.com, 8 Feb. 2025
His pin in the final match against Mahomet-Seymour in the Class 2A team dual quarterfinal helped pave the way for a fourth-place finish and the Crusaders’ first state trophy in program history.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025
Find out who wins the trophy at the 2025 Grammy Awards, which will be hosted by Trevor Noah and will return to Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena on Sunday, Feb. 2.
—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 27 Jan. 2025
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Ali Watkins, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025
Turns out, lots of little Easter eggs tie back to Swift in some way, from the pregame show to halftime and even a long connection to the other team vying for the trophy — the Philadelphia Eagles.
—EW.com, 8 Feb. 2025
His pin in the final match against Mahomet-Seymour in the Class 2A team dual quarterfinal helped pave the way for a fourth-place finish and the Crusaders’ first state trophy in program history.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025
Find out who wins the trophy at the 2025 Grammy Awards, which will be hosted by Trevor Noah and will return to Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena on Sunday, Feb. 2.
—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trophy
Noun
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Weaving a fascination for lace A delicate jewel among textiles, lace is an elegant and deceptively simple creation whose appeal has been spun for centuries.—
David Morgan,
CBS News,
7 Feb. 2025
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For a player who switched East Rutherford, New Jersey, for the City of Brotherly Love in the offseason, Barkley has been the jewel in the Eagles’ NFC crown and the engine of their winning machine this year, so much so that he was named as a finalist for this year’s NFL Most Valuable Player award.—
Ben Morse,
CNN,
4 Feb. 2025
Noun
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There’s an old gold vault just outside of Washington, D.C., that holds the kind of (national) treasures most film nerds can only dream of seeing.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
15 Feb. 2025
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The Goonies followed a group of Oregonian kids who raced against the menacing Fratelli family to find pirate treasure and save their houses from foreclosure.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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Despite that fact that artists don’t get paid for appearing in the Super Bowl Halftime show, it is considered a great honor to be asked.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
9 Feb. 2025
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Foxtrot, a border collie who emerged as a clear contender after scoring his second touchdown of the game, earned the honor.—
Emma Bowman,
NPR,
9 Feb. 2025
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“Trophy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trophy. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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