as in jewel
an asset that brings praise or renown
the mogul's latest trophies include a winter mansion in the Bahamas and a new sports car
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Recent Examples of trophy
Because Dubai is putting up the money and TV will try its hardest to package and sell it as a real competition, a trophy players actually care about.
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Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 10 Jan. 2025
It’s produced 109 All-Americans and seven Heisman trophy winners, while winning 45 bowl games and 11 national championships.
—Hunter M. Hampton / Made By History, TIME, 9 Jan. 2025
After introducing handbag auctions back in 2014, Christie’s is now having to catch up with Sotheby’s offering of luxury items and trophy collectibles, like dinosaur skeletons.
—Scott Reyburn, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Someone familiar with the deal told me that the apartment had been languishing on the market, taking price cuts, as grand old co-ops so often do, given the stringent requirements needed to get past the board and the vast array of trophy apartments now available to buyers who don’t want to bother.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 9 Jan. 2025
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Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 10 Jan. 2025
It’s produced 109 All-Americans and seven Heisman trophy winners, while winning 45 bowl games and 11 national championships.
—Hunter M. Hampton / Made By History, TIME, 9 Jan. 2025
After introducing handbag auctions back in 2014, Christie’s is now having to catch up with Sotheby’s offering of luxury items and trophy collectibles, like dinosaur skeletons.
—Scott Reyburn, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Someone familiar with the deal told me that the apartment had been languishing on the market, taking price cuts, as grand old co-ops so often do, given the stringent requirements needed to get past the board and the vast array of trophy apartments now available to buyers who don’t want to bother.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trophy
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Upstairs, Elsesser’s serene, hotel-like sleeping quarters lead to the crown jewel: a bathroom to rival all bathrooms, where marble, mirror, and walnut paneling combine to symphonic effect.Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 16 Jan. 2025
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Jim sees DuPont’s electronics business, which supports the semiconductor industry, as the crown jewel since the artificial intelligence boom has created explosive demand for faster and faster chips.Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2025
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By bringing back to the fold a lost treasure from the storied past.Han Ong, The New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2025
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Archaeologists recently unveiled remarkable artifacts from Viking graves in Norway — all thanks to a pair of metal detectorists who unwittingly stumbled across the treasure.Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 8 Jan. 2025
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The Next Generation has the dubious honor of being the first Trek show where veteran fans warn against new fans starting at the very beginning.Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 16 Jan. 2025
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The show initially lasted only two seasons in the early '90s and took home three Golden Globe honors in 1991, including Best TV Series and Best Actor for Kyle MacLachlan.Kierra Frazier, CBS News, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Trophy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trophy. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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