as in jewel
an asset that brings praise or renown
the city's crown jewel is an emerald necklace of lushly landscaped parks
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Recent Examples of crown jewel
One company would be focused on automation, while the other would consist of its crown jewel aerospace and defense businesses.
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Matthew J. Belvedere,kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 2 Feb. 2025
Despite a complicated relationship with founder Vince McMahon, WWE has gone from strength to strength in recent years, securing a whopping $5 billion international streaming rights deal with Netflix for its marquee TV product Monday Night Raw and its crown jewel events like Wrestlemania.
—Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2025
The replay Custer was watching wasn’t the multi-car incident that transpired in overtime of Sunday’s Daytona 500, the one that included the Haas Factory Team driver and cost him a chance to pull off an upset win in NASCAR’s crown jewel race.
—Jordan Bianchi, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
Montage Palmetto Bluff, South Carolina The pristine beauty of South Carolina’s Lowcountry is on full display at Montage Palmetto Bluff, the Palmetto State’s crown jewel for eco-adventure infused with a serious dose of luxury.
—Jared Ranahan, Travel + Leisure, 22 Jan. 2025
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Matthew J. Belvedere,kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 2 Feb. 2025
Despite a complicated relationship with founder Vince McMahon, WWE has gone from strength to strength in recent years, securing a whopping $5 billion international streaming rights deal with Netflix for its marquee TV product Monday Night Raw and its crown jewel events like Wrestlemania.
—Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2025
The replay Custer was watching wasn’t the multi-car incident that transpired in overtime of Sunday’s Daytona 500, the one that included the Haas Factory Team driver and cost him a chance to pull off an upset win in NASCAR’s crown jewel race.
—Jordan Bianchi, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
Montage Palmetto Bluff, South Carolina The pristine beauty of South Carolina’s Lowcountry is on full display at Montage Palmetto Bluff, the Palmetto State’s crown jewel for eco-adventure infused with a serious dose of luxury.
—Jared Ranahan, Travel + Leisure, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crown jewel
Noun
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The future of this country’s greatest universities—long the jewels of the American century—is in question, and the stakes are high.—
Nathan Heller,
The New Yorker,
4 Mar. 2025
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He’s then used those picks to fill out the pipeline, and now has the crown jewels of the rebuild, Macklin Celebrini, Will Smith, and Yaroslav Askarov, who are off to impressive starts in San Jose.—
Curtis Pashelka,
The Mercury News,
3 Mar. 2025
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Vaughn uncovered some hidden treasures during his road trips.—
Rachel Monroe,
The New Yorker,
22 Feb. 2025
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With the help of a youngster named Noah, Majima pumps the brakes on his gangster life to fix his amnesia, and ultimately embark on an adventure to become a legendary pirate and uncover a massive payload of treasure.—
Isaiah Colbert,
Rolling Stone,
18 Feb. 2025
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Indeed, the Green Wave have achieved that goal and now have a chance to add a state championship trophy to go with the one the program won in the 1984-85 season.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2025
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Not only did Smart win her third consecutive best actress in a comedy trophy for her work on the show, the series topped heavy competition (i.e. The Bear) to win top comedy.—
Mikey O'Connell,
The Hollywood Reporter,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Crown jewel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crown%20jewel. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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