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as in jewel
an asset that brings praise or renown
ancient archaeological treasures that today would never be allowed out of the country of origin
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as in gem
someone or something unusually desirable
in thanking them for their contributions, the mayor referred to the volunteers at the homeless shelter as the city's greatest treasures
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as in to value
to hold dear
I'll always treasure the time my friend and I spent together this past summer
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as in to store
to put (something of future use or value) in a safe or secret place
a trove of fine wines that he had lovingly treasured over the years
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Recent Examples of treasure
David Brooks, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025
Search the park for springtime treats and treasures.
—Pioneer Press, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
Jacob Bruggeman & Casey Eilbert / Made By History, TIME, 3 Mar. 2025
Any opportunity to see Freeman or Harris, still at the top of their games, is a chance to be treasured.
—Jake Coyle, Boston Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
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Noun
The cosmopolitan has roots in one town and one nation but treasures and learns from many other national streams.
—David Brooks, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025
Search the park for springtime treats and treasures.
—Pioneer Press, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
Verb
Inside Elon Musk’s War on Washington This was all too evident when Gore, who treasured the reformer’s spotlight in the 1990s, hit the presidential campaign trail in 2000.
—Jacob Bruggeman & Casey Eilbert / Made By History, TIME, 3 Mar. 2025
Any opportunity to see Freeman or Harris, still at the top of their games, is a chance to be treasured.
—Jake Coyle, Boston Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for treasure
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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His biggest songs have included numerous motivational gems about getting back to the basics.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
13 Apr. 2025
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From crunchy, raw veggies like red cabbage and cucumber are shaved thinly to tender little gems and snap peas, everything is tossed in a creamy buttermilk and Dijon dressing.—
Catherine Jessee,
Southern Living,
12 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Backed by $60 million in venture capital and at one time valued at $200 million, Whisper’s promise of a place to share their secrets anonymously had drawn millions of users.—
Thomas Brewster,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Marvell Technology — Shares pulled back 1.9% after popping more than 7% midday following the company’s agreement to sell its auto ethernet business to Infineon Technologies in an all-cash deal valued at $2.5 billion.—
Sean Conlon,
CNBC,
8 Apr. 2025
Verb
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After a bit of work scraping out the cocoons, they can be stored in the refrigerator.—
Martha Ann Overland,
NPR,
6 Apr. 2025
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For best freshness for longer, store them stem side down, and do not stack them on top of each other.—
Catherine Jessee,
Southern Living,
6 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
Noun
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With their eyes on that prize, for this particular round of data analysis, Lokhov and his colleagues, including co-author Christoph Wiesinger, performed several technical overhauls to significantly improve the instrument’s capabilities.—
Gayoung Lee,
Scientific American,
14 Apr. 2025
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Sandy Alcántara of the Miami Marlins would be the biggest and best prize to acquire for Chicago.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Acosta loved the outdoors, regularly volunteering at Shake-A-Leg, the sailing program in Coconut Grove that works with individuals with disabilities, her family said.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2025
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Every drive brings back every loving memory and crazy moment growing up here.—
Michael Nied,
People.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Fromm’s maturation also was thwarted by COVID restrictions that led the Bills to stash him off-campus in case Allen or Barkley got sick.—
Tim Graham,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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Separate your bills; stash some in your bag, and keep some on your person, either in your shoe, your bra, your pants pockets, or somewhere else secure.—
Louryn Strampe,
Wired News,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Treasure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/treasure. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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