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laureate

[lawr-ee-it, lor-] / ˈlɔr i ɪt, ˈlɒr- /


NOUN
poet laureate
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VERB
decorate
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But he articulated things that hadn’t been part of the American grain, becoming his country’s poet laureate of nature and ethics and its hippie Founding Father.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Then, in January, Esa-Pekka Salonen, named music conductor laureate in 2009 after his transformative 17 years as music director, begins his first concerts in his new role of creative director, assuring the L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

Walesa told AFP he recently met Venezuelan opposition leader and 2025 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Marina Corina Machado in the United States.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

His book is a study of the future laureate before he grew his famous beard.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

Ernest Lawrence, a Nobel laureate and the intimate friend of statesmen and millionaires, suffered a sudden bout of stage fright at his first meeting with a US president.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik