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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The park's crown jewel, Falcon’s Flight, will be the world’s longest, tallest, and fastest roller coaster. Carly Caramanna, Travel + Leisure, 19 Dec. 2025 Downtown Freehold Borough is a treasure trove of restaurants, and its crown jewel may be Aarzu Modern Indian Bistro. Mary Lebus, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Dec. 2025 The revelation comes after thieves stole crown jewels from the Louvre, in Paris, in October. CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025 And, even as the robbers collected their loot -- allegedly stealing French crown jewels worth some $102 million -- the security staff at a bank of screens weren't yet focused on the camera catching the robbery, Corbin said. Tom Soufi Burridge, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2025 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 21 Dec. 2025.

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