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plum

noun as in reward, prize

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The research team measured the amount of ethanol, or pure alcohol, in fruits such as figs and plums eaten in large quantities by wild chimps in Côte d'Ivoire and Uganda.

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But it is due to one of his former connections that he has now lost this plum diplomatic role.

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United, who have no European competition for the first time in 11 seasons, were the final club drawn - and delivered a plum tie for David Artell's side.

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For dessert, there was a plum pudding with a five-cent coin hidden amongst the dried fruit – a nod to the British tradition.

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Oasis split up after a backstage altercation that began with Liam throwing a plum at his older brother's head.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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