as in glory
public acknowledgment or admiration for an achievement
he wrote for his own personal satisfaction, not for any bays that the literary establishment might deign to bestow
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as in shouts
to speak so as to be heard at a distance
the mob was baying for revenge
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And Monday brought confirmation that their pursuit of glory on those four fronts will be conducted without an injection of new talent during the winter window as all the late business was conducted elsewhere.—
James Pearce,
The Athletic,
4 Feb. 2025 -
Anticipation is high whether Cowboys owner Jerry Jones will be seen around the French Quarter this week looking for a glory hole.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
3 Feb. 2025
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Her accolades include the Super Lawyers Rising Star Award annually since 2018, the Women in Law Award, and the Titan Silver Award for Business of the Year.—
Chris Gallagher,
USA TODAY,
28 Jan. 2025
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By the second edition of our awards — which saw a stunning six of our accolades go to the cast and crew of Chad Stahelski’s John Wick: Chapter 4 — the Oscars still lacked a Best Stunt category.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
27 Jan. 2025
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The prestigious distinction comes right as Restaurant Constance is celebrating its second anniversary, and Your Farms Your Table’s work is expanding to serve others in ways that feed his passions, as well as people in need.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Jan. 2025
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Streaming may have collapsed the distinction between TV and film, but each is a distinctive form.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2025
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Movies In a career that began in 1988, Rob Tregenza has made only five features and—devising an original style based on extended takes and intricate camera movements—won major acclaim, albeit below the industry’s radar.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
31 Jan. 2025
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The latter album, which chronicles the emotional and psychological struggles of the preceding decade, caused a sensation, earning enduring acclaim and plaudits from the likes of PJ Harvey and Nick Cave.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
30 Jan. 2025
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This season's winner can grab a grand prize of $250,000, $125,000 flight credit, a feature in Food & Wine and an appearance at Food & Wine Classic in Aspen.—
Sabrina Weiss,
People.com,
28 Jan. 2025
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Notable past credits: Suganami, known online as @steph_shep, first rose to fame as Kim Kardashian’s assistant, eventually becoming chief operating officer of Kardashian West Brands.—
Leigh Nordstrom,
WWD,
28 Jan. 2025
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At the 2023 League of Legends world championship final in Seoul, home team T1 was met with even more raucous applause than NewJeans, the K-Pop girl group who sang that year’s Worlds anthem.—
Issy van der Velde,
Rolling Stone,
4 Feb. 2025
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The movie was greeted at the Sundance Film Festival with a raucous premiere screening filled with applause, laughs and screams of discomfort.—
Mia Galuppo,
The Hollywood Reporter,
29 Jan. 2025
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Thanks to their hands-free, pickpocket-deterring design, belt bags have earned high praise from Travel + Leisure editors, who rarely travel without one on their hip.—
Genevieve Cepeda,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Jan. 2025
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Chalamet’s performance also earned praise from Dylan himself.—
Daniel S. Levine,
People.com,
28 Jan. 2025
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And none of these holidays mark the seasonal shift in the earth's rotation around the sun.—
Avery Keatley,
NPR,
1 Feb. 2025
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This mystical season is all about self-reflection, so take a beat before celebrating another journey around the sun.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
1 Feb. 2025
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“Bays.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bays. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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