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Recent Examples of laurel
And though he’s hit his marker for claiming the world’s largest hotel gin collection, Bullock doesn’t seem to want to rest on his laurels.
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Adam Morganstern, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Guardiola is never one to rest on his tactical laurels, and the return of Haaland could lead to another tweak in light of Glasner’s comments.
—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 12 May 2025
In his own right, the Pulitzer-winning Lamar is also a legend, but like Bey, his is not resting on his laurels.
—Alex Gonzalez, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
In fact, part of what marks Cronenberg as one of the most exciting voices of his filmmaking generation (or any other) is a general refusal to rest on his laurels or his bad-boy reputation.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
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Adam Morganstern, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Guardiola is never one to rest on his tactical laurels, and the return of Haaland could lead to another tweak in light of Glasner’s comments.
—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 12 May 2025
In his own right, the Pulitzer-winning Lamar is also a legend, but like Bey, his is not resting on his laurels.
—Alex Gonzalez, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
In fact, part of what marks Cronenberg as one of the most exciting voices of his filmmaking generation (or any other) is a general refusal to rest on his laurels or his bad-boy reputation.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for laurel
Noun
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Torrey won the first four Open titles, while CCA has earned the Open crown two of the past three years.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 May 2025
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Jason showed up at the U.S. southern border in August 2024 after receiving an appointment through the CBP One app, but remained in detention because immigration agents were suspicious of his crown tattoo, according to his mother.—
Nidia Cavazos,
CBS News,
23 May 2025
Noun
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On Friday, four years later, the school is cutting the ribbon on its new courtroom.—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2025
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West Sacramento officials extolled a $16 million pedestrian and cyclist overpass that now connects neighborhoods straddling the Highway 50 portion of the Capital City Freeway at the project’s ribbon cutting Thursday.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
29 May 2025
Noun
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This being Washington, the decorations featured an eagle in flight, but, unlike the eagle on the Executive Branch club’s insignia, this one clutched photos of Musk, Bezos, and Zuckerberg, dressed in tuxedos.—
Evan Osnos,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
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Courts have upheld this, as seen in cases like United States v. Sindel (1995), where misuse of government insignia was penalized.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 May 2025
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The top medal winners for this round moved on to a second round of judging in which Best in Show winners were assessed.—
Erik Ofgang,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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After also scoring two silver medals and two bronze medals at the event, Retton walked away with more medals than any other athlete at that year's Olympics.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
27 May 2025
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The 25-year-old is the first Swede to win a US Women’s Open since Annika Sörenstam earned her third title in 2006.—
Julia Andersen,
CNN Money,
2 June 2025
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Following his time at Boise State, Petersen coached the Washington Huskies from 2014 to 2019, guiding them to two Pac-12 titles and a berth in the 2016 College Football Playoff.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
2 June 2025
Noun
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Its sunglasses, made from such materials as organic acetate, titanium, sterling silver and even 18k solid gold, can require 250 individual steps and as many as two years to make.—
Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
2 June 2025
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The triptych is set in a silver and gilt mount, enhanced with colored enamel, precious stones, emeralds, rubies, sapphires and pearls, the Byzantium department said in its statement.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
Noun
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Another item predicted to do well is Lot #18, a director’s chair crafted in wood with a red leather seat and back, with Lynch’s name emblazoned in gold on the latter.—
Laurie Brookins,
HollywoodReporter,
30 May 2025
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The category of articles with previous metals includes gold, silver, platinum and other derivative forms of the three, but in the first quarter was more than 90% gold for only the third time in more than two decades.—
Ken Roberts,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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Though the original statues are gone from the Renwick Gallery, its exterior tympanum features one distinctive relic of the building’s past: a round medallion with a bronze relief profile portrait of William Corcoran.—
Samantha Baskind,
Smithsonian Magazine,
29 May 2025
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The child wore two bronze bracelets, and the woman wore a necklace made from blue glass beads, officials said.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2025
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“Laurel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laurel. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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