CROWN JEWEL Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

crown jewel

noun

Definition of crown jewel

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 Some Black Americans who were part of the Civil Rights Movement saw the decision as a death knell for a crown jewel of the Voting Rights Act. — ABC News, 14 July 2026 Fallout remains an enormously popular and beloved video game adaptation on Amazon Prime Video, and is one of the service’s crown jewels. — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026 An estimated 20 objects were snatched from the institution, in a country still reeling from the dramatic theft of its crown jewels from the Louvre in October. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 6 July 2026 From there, the Mace, Elizabeth Sword and Crown of Scotland — a collection including some of the Scottish crown jewels — were carried into the Chamber to the tune of music performed by the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Brass Ensemble. — Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 27 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for crown jewel

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The Hope Diamond, the Cursed Diamond On display at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC, the Hope Diamond is one of the most famous jewels in the world.

— Eliza Prosperini, Vanity Fair, 19 July 2026
The custodian of this jewel is Amrit Maan, the fourth-generation owner of The Punjab and a man who wears more hats than any one human should reasonably be expected to.

— Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of jewel

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Symbolism Historically, dragon-slaying stories portrayed the treasure hoard as the ultimate test of a hero’s character.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026
Indonesia has intensified efforts in recent years to track down cultural treasures scattered abroad through colonial-era collecting, theft and illicit trafficking, including from the Netherlands, which colonized Indonesia for centuries.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026

Definition of treasure

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Each lifted the Premier League title the following May — part of a treble of trophies in Beckham’s case.

— Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Despite some controversy in the match, La Roja scored a dramatic extra-time winner to claim the World Cup trophy.

— Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

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