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
Kyle Martin, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025
To this day, New Mexico families are being bought out by a firm responsible for toxic plumes.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 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
The board now wants to figure out if fire-fighting foams, which contain the forever chemical, were a significant source of a massive subsurface plume of those substances.
—Kyle Martin, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025
To this day, New Mexico families are being bought out by a firm responsible for toxic plumes.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 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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Sandy Alcántara of the Miami Marlins would be the biggest and best prize to acquire for Chicago.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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With their eyes on that prize, for this particular round of data analysis, Lokhov and his colleagues, including co-author Christoph Wiesinger, performed several technical overhauls to significantly improve the instrument’s capabilities.—
Gayoung Lee,
Scientific American,
14 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The residential design firm prides itself on devising spaces that people never want to leave, incorporating vintage pieces, plush seating, and eclectic accents that feel collected over time.—
Dan Howarth,
Architectural Digest,
17 Mar. 2025
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Kansas, a men’s basketball team that yearly prides itself on defense, was shredded for 91 points a game during the Jayhawks’ short two-day, two-game stay in Kansas City for the 2025 Big 12 tournament.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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For the deluxe to arrive after awards season makes perfect sense on paper.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
8 Apr. 2025
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Her military career spans deployments in the Pacific and Persian Gulf as a helicopter pilot, command of a joint reconstruction team in Afghanistan, and a Bronze Star award.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The honor adds to a long list of accolades in her extraordinary career.—
Kim Elsesser,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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But the gritty crime drama is more than deserving of its accolades, and Goggins, as Detective Shane Vendrell, is a major reason for its success.—
Daniel Dockery,
Vulture,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Plume.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plume. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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