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as in diadem
a decorative band or wreath worn about the head as a symbol of victory or honor the crown of laurel leaves that is traditionally placed on the winner of the marathon

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as in championship
the position occupied by the one who comes in first in a competition his lifelong dream of someday winning the heavyweight boxing crown

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verb

as in to finish
to bring to a triumphant conclusion the Olympic Games were crowned by spectacular closing ceremonies

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Recent Examples of crown
Noun
Although immaculately updated, traces of the past remain in the property’s 26 miles of crown moulding restored by a team from Paris. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Mar. 2026 Get ready to fill out the most delightful bracket of 2026 and help crown this year’s cutest baby animal. Kelsey Monstrola, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
Verb
Each location will crown a local winner who will receive a $50 Twin Peaks gift card. Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 19 Mar. 2026 The Academy seems comfortable celebrating individual excellence within horror while hesitating to crown its films as definitive achievements. Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 17 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for crown
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Noun
  • Here’s everything to know about Meghan Markle’s wedding tiara, the drama surrounding it, and the diadems that didn’t make the cut for her royal nuptials.
    Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 3 Mar. 2026
  • The diadem was inherited by King George IV’s sister-in-law, Queen Adelaide, and has since been passed down to every queen regnant and consort.
    Ariana Quihuiz, PEOPLE, 25 Jan. 2026
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  • The loss ended Idaho’s program-record 18-game winning streak, and the Vandals (29-6) also finished with a program-best 29 wins following a Big Sky Tournament championship win last week over Montana State at Idaho Central Arena in downtown Boise.
    Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Most importantly, Anthony played all the way to the WBC championship game and returned to camp healthy.
    Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
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  • The result was a 9-1 thumping by the Hurricanes that started the Panthers’ 6-11-0 spiral that dropped them from playoff contention and also triggered Carolina’s 12-game point streak that vaulted the team to the top of the Eastern Conference standings.
    Cory Lavalette, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Lale Esquivel’s solo homer led off the top of sixth inning where the Mustangs scored 5 times.
    Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The Senators, missing Jake Sanderson because of an upper-body injury and Nick Jensen following knee surgery, finished the game with four defensemen.
    CBS News, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Most people want to read more, but actually finishing books is another story.
    StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Many of the pieces, such as Queen Victoria’s sapphire-and-diamond coronet, carry intensely personal as well as political meaning.
    Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes.com, 14 Feb. 2026
  • This past July, she was seen wearing the coronet again during a State Banquet where France chose to attend for the first time in 17 years.
    Elle Meier, InStyle, 29 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • This year your creativity, zest and desire for life are at a pinnacle.
    Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 17 Mar. 2026
  • It was transformed into a 125-unit luxury condo by 2002, the pinnacle of which is a quadplex with an 80-foot stainless-steel slide, a rock wall, and a rope swing.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 16 Mar. 2026
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  • The company has also acquired AI startups and built internal systems that allow AI agents to interact with company files, chat logs, and projects to help employees complete tasks more efficiently.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Mar. 2026
  • The health inspectors noted that corrective actions were completed.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Mar. 2026
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  • The coronal loops that the scientists were able to identify measured an average of 30 miles wide, with some as as thin as 13 miles—making these the smallest coronal loops ever observed.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
  • The dramatic coronal headpiece was meant to evoke the Virgin Mary.
    New York Times, New York Times, 8 May 2018

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“Crown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crown. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.

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