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as in applause
public acknowledgment or admiration for an achievement
the theater director gave the stage crew all the glory for the successful production
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as in treasure
an asset that brings praise or renown
the new art museum has become the glory of the college campus
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as in brilliance
impressiveness of beauty on a large scale
was overwhelmed by the imperial glory of Rome
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as in to joy
to feel or express joy or triumph
the whole city gloried in the home team's winning of the World Series
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Recent Examples of glory
Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
Coming into the game with a ton of confidence, the school’s first conference championship and looking for the first 12-win season in school history, returning the Army football program to glory has been a point of emphasis for the West Point Class of 2025.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
Ew Staff, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2019
Unlike the 2000s movies, which gloried in their goofery, Banks’ film clearly wants to break new ground for the franchise.
—Darren Franich, EW.com, 19 Nov. 2019
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Noun
His every thought is shaped in reaction to God’s glory.
—Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
Coming into the game with a ton of confidence, the school’s first conference championship and looking for the first 12-win season in school history, returning the Army football program to glory has been a point of emphasis for the West Point Class of 2025.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
Verb
Fleabag of old would’ve gloried in sharing this carnal victory with the camera.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2019
Unlike the 2000s movies, which gloried in their goofery, Banks’ film clearly wants to break new ground for the franchise.
—Darren Franich, EW.com, 19 Nov. 2019
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Leading the applause were Karen’s husband mega-developer Richard LeFrak, Francine Lefrak and Rick Friedberg, Gail Hilson, Justin Ellis, Marc Johnston, Elizabeth Helgeson, Charles Letourneau, and Paola Prestini.Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 22 Dec. 2024
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After Rudd joined Hanks, Short arrived on the clubroom set to cheers, but the applause for his big moment was quickly drowned out by hosannas for the parade of others that followed.Esther Zuckerman, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2024
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It is often said that one man's trash is another man's treasure, after all.Alyce Collins, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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But a devastating fire at the end of the pier last January destroyed the Boat Shack and the treasures inside, which included wooden ship models, anchors, glass floats, vintage fishing rods and a 70-year-old piano.Jackie Burrell, The Mercury News, 23 Dec. 2024
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Audiences haven’t paid much attention to these films despite Kidman’s brilliance in them.Tom Gliatto, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
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Ah, the simplicity and brilliance of a pre-soaked treatment pad—no guesswork, no mess, just the perfect amount every time.Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 20 Dec. 2024
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Not so with axions; quantum interference patterns would result in the distribution of axions in a galaxy's dark matter halo to come in peaks and troughs, each extending thousands of light-years.Keith Cooper, Space.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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The halo of gas surrounding the stars in a galaxy accounts for about 70% of that galaxy’s mass.Jamie Carter, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
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Make networking, socializing and participating in activities that bring you joy your priorities.Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 29 June 2024
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Acevedo’s treatment of magic as an everyday possibility is compelling, but there is also magic in the wonder, surprise, frustrations, and joys the characters experience in their relationships with one another.Nicole Chung, Time, 25 July 2023
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And would someone with Carroll’s accolades want personnel control on a team that currently has a GM?Jeff Howe, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
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Turkey and the Wolf Named America’s Best New Restaurant by Bon Appetit in 2017, this humble sandwich shop continues to live up to its accolades.Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
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Gomez also showed off the jewel on her Instagram Stories, sharing a single photo of herself holding a red purse with red bling as her diamond — believed to be estimated at approximately $225,000 — stole the show.Angel Saunders, People.com, 28 Dec. 2024
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These discoveries revealed an incredible complex civilization that predates the Incas by 800 years, yet capable of producing the most exquisite gold and silver jewels.David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
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People have been tippling there for more than four hundred years, and the wine list has the heft—and the persuasive majesty—of a Gutenberg Bible.Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
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Rush visits the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica and tests her writing skills by attempting to describe it in all its majesty.Krista Stevens, Longreads, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Glory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glory. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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