laurel
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6.0
- noun
- /ˈlɔːrəl/
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laureles
- You earn your laurels as a scholar, but taking up the cause of justice you will earn your laurels as a human being.
- rest on laurels
Now, over the course of this past year, you're not a man who rests on your laurels, so you knockout White Rabbit.
- Now, over the course of this past year, you're not a man who rests on your laurels, so you knockout White Rabbit.
- You know, there are new challenges that are going to face you and you can't rest on your laurels.
- China's done an incredible job and Uncle Sam and the eagle has been sleeping and resting on its laurels.
Examples
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After years of hard work, he finally achieved the laurel of becoming a renowned author.
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The scientist received the laurel for her groundbreaking research and innovations in environmental science.
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But you will not rest on your laurels this year.
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Such language may include, "Now is not the time to rest on your laurels and hope that something happens by itself."
Academic text (2007) -
But let's not rest on our laurels here.
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Continuing the terrific pace, he comes home, bringing new laurels to American aviation.
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We can't just rest on our laurels.
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The Canadians had won their laurels on the battlefield and played a distinguished role in breaking the German armies.
Academic text (2005) -
For holding the fort under extreme duress, the Fourth Cohort of Gauls has been awarded the gilded laurel.
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Winning the championship brought many laurels to the team, celebrating their success and dedication.
Synonyms
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2.7
High respect or recognition for someone's achievements
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1.0
A prize given to someone for achievement or excellence
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3.8
Great fame and honor from important achievements
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3.4
Public praise for someone's achievement or effort
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4.6
An honor that rewards very good work or success
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6.8
An official award or letter praising someone for good work
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8.3
A praise or compliment for something someone did
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7.0
A prize or public praise for very good work
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5.3
Praise and respect people give for doing something well
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3.9
A sign people keep or show because they are proud of something they did
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4.1
A medal or ribbon given to honor someone's achievement
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6.3
An achievement you can be proud of
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5.1
Awards or praise given for success
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7.0
A circular band of laurel leaves worn on the head to show victory or honor
Antonyms
Compounds
A small evergreen tree with shiny scented leaves used in cooking and for making wreaths
A tree from the west coast of North America with strong-smelling leaves and hard wood
A bush or small evergreen tree with shiny leaves and white flowers used as a garden hedge
- US
A fast-growing evergreen bush with arching, interlaced branches and clusters of white flowers
A large tropical tree with many creamy white flowers and hard wood used for furniture
- Indian
A tree from southern India and Malaysia with glossy leaves and fragrant white flowers
An evergreen shrub with shiny leaves and white or pink flowers that grows in North American woods
- Specialized
An evergreen shrub or small tree with glossy leaves, white flower clusters, and poisonous fruit
- Specialized
A small evergreen tree in the southern United States with glossy leaves and berries that are not edible
- Specialized
A family of flowering plants that includes trees like laurel, avocado, and cinnamon
- Specialized
A tree that grows in the southern United States with shiny leaves like a laurel
A coastal tree with scented leaves, small flower clusters, olive-like fruit and hard wood
- Specialized
A small bush with narrow leaves and red flowers that is poisonous to young farm animals
- Australian
A tree that has leaves with a strong smell and gives hard wood for furniture
A small evergreen tree from the Mediterranean with glossy fragrant leaves used to flavor food and for wreaths
- Specialized
A small North American bush with narrow leaves and red flowers that is poisonous to young farm animals
- Specialized
A small poisonous bush with shiny thick leaves and small yellow-green flowers that grows in woods
How Honored
Surface Forms
Etymology
Laurel meaning 'honor' comes from the practice of giving winners a laurel wreath, and the Latin laurus gave us laureate for someone 'crowned' with success. So to win 'laurels' is to gain honor or praise for an achievement.