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verb

as in to pride
to think highly of (oneself) that jerk plumes himself on his supposed athletic skills

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Recent Examples of plume
Noun
Another video posted from a high angle showed a large plume of smoke coming from the house and filling the air. Escher Walcott, People.com, 30 Mar. 2025 Another angle of the scene showed large plumes of smoke rising from a home in the middle of a neighborhood. Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 29 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 See All Example Sentences for plume
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plume
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • Cardenas was known primarily for his distribution, while Andrews prides himself on defense, something that lines up perfectly with Burns.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 18 Apr. 2025
  • The Federal Reserve has long prided itself on its independence from political pressure.
    Nik Popli, Time, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • His work has received dozens of national and regional awards.
    Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 19 Apr. 2025
  • While winning awards is prestigious, a single award may not translate to additional sales.
    Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Among Andor’s accolades were eight Emmy nominations and a Peabody Award.
    Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Mark is an exceptional horse trainer with accolades like training Quarter Horse Race Stake winners and even polo horses for Polo Hall of Famer Bart Evans.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2025

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“Plume.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plume. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.

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