crown jewel

noun

Synonyms of crown jewelnext
1
crown jewels plural : the jewels (such as the crown and scepter) belonging to a sovereign's regalia
2
: the most attractive or valuable one of a collection or group

Examples of crown jewel in a Sentence

The painting is the crown jewel of the museum's collection. one of the company's crown jewels
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But the MoMA Design Store is the real crown jewel and very much worth a visit. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Mar. 2026 And despite Iger’s bullishness on the Sora deal, other Disney execs were said to be concerned that going into business with OpenAI would expose the Magic Kingdom’s crown jewels to the risk of being turned into so much AI slop, according to industry sources. Todd Spangler, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026 The Constitution’s crown jewel was the entrustment of the power to take the nation to war exclusively to Congress, leaving to the president authority to respond unilaterally to sudden attacks that had already broken the peace. Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 23 Mar. 2026 Zeelander has a sparkling new crown jewel on the high seas. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 23 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for crown jewel

Word History

First Known Use

1643, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of crown jewel was in 1643

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“Crown jewel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crown%20jewel. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.

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