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Recent Examples of laurel
The scents of wet earth, musty redwood, bay laurel, eucalyptus, ceanothus, and salty ocean air are alive in my imagination, which means that home is never too far away.
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Calin Van Paris, Outside Online, 20 Mar. 2025
The matching sheet set is available in complementary colors, including blue infinity, blue shale, white, cream, laurel green, cinder, gray mist, and stone gray.
—Terri Williams, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
The shirts also feature a laurel wreath, a symbol used by the Proud Boys.
—Deborah Barfield Berry, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
In the mountains north of Los Angeles, Algiers pushes his way through the brush, which tops 10 feet tall, and points out the fragrant leaves of a bay laurel.
—Lauren Sommer, NPR, 11 Feb. 2025
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Calin Van Paris, Outside Online, 20 Mar. 2025
The matching sheet set is available in complementary colors, including blue infinity, blue shale, white, cream, laurel green, cinder, gray mist, and stone gray.
—Terri Williams, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
The shirts also feature a laurel wreath, a symbol used by the Proud Boys.
—Deborah Barfield Berry, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
In the mountains north of Los Angeles, Algiers pushes his way through the brush, which tops 10 feet tall, and points out the fragrant leaves of a bay laurel.
—Lauren Sommer, NPR, 11 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for laurel
Noun
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There are also daily group activities such as a coconut palm weaving class, shell crafting, or a flower crown weaving session.—
Jess Feldman,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Apr. 2025
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These features give the appearance of a rounded crown and broad brim of a sombrero, for which the galaxy is named, according to a statement from NASA.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In November 2024, Hammond Mayor Thomas McDermott held a ribbon cutting for 12 new indoor pickleball courts at the Jean Shepherd Community Center at 3031 Mahoney Drive in Hammond.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Apr. 2025
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Curls For curling with a straightener, the technique is much like curling a ribbon on a present with scissors.—
Lisa DeSantis,
Glamour,
8 Apr. 2025
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The launch of that company literally put Kettle Springs on the map, and the town is dotted with Friendo insignia and swag, notably a hand-size Jack-in-the-box version of him that tends to show up just before the person who finds it gets slaughtered.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
11 Mar. 2025
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The Ravens lack a deep bench of past insignias.—
Sam Cohn,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Mar. 2025
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Pally was courtside for the game and subsequent medal ceremony when cameras caught Curry tossing up a Mr. Throwback reference — chubby cheeks — from the podium.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Apr. 2025
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Nobody will be giving out any medals when Blue Origin’s eleventh crewed space flight leaves the ground.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
13 Apr. 2025
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The Florida Panthers will officially begin their Stanley Cup playoff run — and their chance to win back-to-back titles — on the road.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
15 Apr. 2025
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And now that momentum will need to be carried on by another title or this massive patch.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Beverly, also a TCU standout in the mid-1990s, won gold, silver and bronze medals while competing in three Olympics (1996, 2000 and 2004).—
Rick Mauch,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Apr. 2025
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SpaceX has also awarded its own set of silver wings to nongovernment passengers who fly on its orbital Crew Dragon capsule.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
13 Apr. 2025
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In 1940, the Duke of Windsor commissioned Cartier to create a flamingo brooch made of emeralds, rubies, sapphires, gold, diamonds and citrine that reflected his wife’s colorful character.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2025
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The price hike stems from the skyrocketing cost of gold: In 2024, gold prices rose nearly 40 percent.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
9 Apr. 2025
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The museum’s 20th anniversary events in 2020, including a denim art exhibition by artist Ian Berry and the unveiling of bronze statue of Strauss, were limited due to Covid restrictions.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
10 Apr. 2025
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Fort Worth added a bronze statue commemorating the 36th Division’s World War 2 veterans in 1987.—
Jaime Moore-Carrillo,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Laurel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laurel. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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