Laureates rhymes with:
chariots, compatriots, cypriots, marriott's, patriot's, patriots, affiliates, associate's, associates, associates', chariots, cheviots, ciliates, compatriots, cypriots, eliot's, elliott's, idiots, initiates, intermediates, marriott's, opiates, patriot's, patriots
Laureates sounds like:
lauriat's, lauriats, lord's, lords, lortz, lourdes