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as in accolades
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 treasures
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 delights
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 glories
Jesse Ashlock, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Jan. 2026
Yates also agreed that the Chinese see a blueprint for their future in their past glories.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 1 Jan. 2026
Multiverses and numerous Disney+ TV shows have made the MCU rather more unwieldy in the interim, but hopes are high that this fifth outing for Earth's Mightiest Heroes can restore the record-breaking franchise to past glories.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 31 Dec. 2025
Framed pictures adorn the walls to celebrate past glories and club legends.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2025
The film tackles the challenge of making choices and the eventual reconciliation with the costs and glories of those decisions later in life.
—Robert Lang, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2025
After spending years mostly directing his own projects, usually to middling reviews, Clooney has recently turned in a couple of performances that felt like pale facsimiles of former glories, in the rom-com Ticket to Paradise and the action-thriller Wolfs.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 14 Nov. 2025
The poet’s reminiscences form the core of several poems that rank among the glories of twentieth-century American literature.
—Dan Chiasson, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Each act maintained their relevance and the audience’s attention not by dwelling on past glories or attempting to recreate what once was, but by casting themselves as the respected veterans of their craft and the R&B genre.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2019
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The Spanish chef’s fine-dining concept is an homage to the glories of the world’s oceans, with a strong emphasis on the bounty of the local waters that includes lionfish, Mahi Mahi, and an entire menu section devoted entirely to various renditions of conch.
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Chalamet has counted a Critics Choice Award, Palm Springs International Film Festival award and a nomination at the upcoming Actor Awards among his accolades for Marty Supreme (all one year after earning the same nods for playing Bob Dylan in 2024’s A Complete Unknown).—
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Soft-spoken and grounded, Stephen White has little interest in accolades.—
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Collectibles and Limited-Edition Items Thrift stores have become a popular source for people hunting for treasures for their homes.—
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Use an acid-free album or waterproof container to store your memorabilia so those treasures will last for many more years.—
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
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Every year, the actor surprises and delights us with her choice of costume, paying homage to Pamela Anderson one year and channeling Queen Amidala the next.—
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The award honors coaches who exemplify character, integrity, leadership, community involvement, commitment to player safety and on-field success.—
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Among the honors for Paul Thomas Anderson’s action epic was a best actor win for Leonardo DiCaprio.—
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Archival jewels from Fred Leighton elevated the look.—
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Luxury businesses that helped customers evade sales and use taxes by shipping empty boxes out of the city, while delivering the art, jewels, or other expensive items to million-dollar homes and offices.—
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Thick, undulating braids waving across the crown of her head and a swirled, slicked down baby curl, with finer braids fanning out like interconnecting halos.—
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When the assassin first meets with Weaver’s character at a restaurant, the circular lighting fixtures, in conjunction with how Hirsch Whitaker frames them, suggests angelic halos floating above the criminals’ heads — fitting (if a bit obvious) in the story of a bad guy trying to do the right thing.—
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They were tasked with returning the October joys that José Bautista, Edwin Encarnación and Josh Donaldson brought before them.—
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Coco continued to draw applauses and laughs while talking about women showing up to church in high heels and lace.—
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“Glories.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glories. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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