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
Known for its extraordinary collection of aquatic plants, the garden’s Water Garden is its crown jewel, with magnificent lotus flowers floating on the surface of tranquil ponds.
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Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2025
In the latter half of the 113-mile drive is the Seven Mile Bridge, the highway’s crown jewel.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 26 Mar. 2025
The five-room unit’s crown jewel is unquestionably its breathtaking 28-foot-long living room with two giant, south-facing windows that frame the lush canopy of Gramercy Park in summer and open up to stunning park views in the winter.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2025
The charges marked a major inflection point in the Justice Department’s probe of the Capitol attack, and Rhodes’s eventual conviction would become a crown jewel of the sweeping prosecution.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 26 Mar. 2025
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Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2025
In the latter half of the 113-mile drive is the Seven Mile Bridge, the highway’s crown jewel.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 26 Mar. 2025
The five-room unit’s crown jewel is unquestionably its breathtaking 28-foot-long living room with two giant, south-facing windows that frame the lush canopy of Gramercy Park in summer and open up to stunning park views in the winter.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2025
The charges marked a major inflection point in the Justice Department’s probe of the Capitol attack, and Rhodes’s eventual conviction would become a crown jewel of the sweeping prosecution.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crown jewel
Noun
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In Midtown’s southeasterly quadrant, the Fifth Avenue Hotel is the jewel of 28th St.—
Christopher Cameron,
Robb Report,
9 Apr. 2025
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In their new thriller Crime 101, an adaptation of the Don Winslow novella of the same name, Berry plays a weary insurance broker who gets involved in a multimillion-dollar heist led by a master jewel thief named Davis, portrayed by Hemsworth.—
Erin Clack,
People.com,
5 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Beachcombers and seashell hunters will appreciate the opportunity to find little treasures washed ashore.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
17 Apr. 2025
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Looting has been happening for centuries, but today’s criminals have turned to advanced technologies—including sonar, drones and underwater metal detectors—to pluck treasure from shipwrecks and other ancient sites beneath the Mediterranean Sea, per the AP.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Harding won the trophy in 2013, Dubnyk won in 2015 and Dumba was a finalist in 2021.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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Madrid has a mountain to climb in the decider at home a week from now, though if its anyone that can overcome such a deficit in the elite competition, look no further than the 15-time record winners and defending champions of the big-eared trophy.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Crown jewel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crown%20jewel. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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