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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
Giuggioli Firth isn't the only public figure to refuse or return honors from the British crown. Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025 Whitening strips also do not work on crowns, fillings, veneers, implants, and other similar products. Sherri Gordon, Health, 25 Sep. 2025
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America’s Got Talent has crowned a new winner, and her name is Jessica Sanchez. Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2025 The Seattle Mariners were crowned kings of the American League West on Wednesday night as catcher Cal Raleigh hit his 59th and 60th home runs of the season. Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 25 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for crown
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crown
Noun
  • The diadem, made by the House of Garrard in 1913, consists of diamonds and a collection of 19 hanging pearls set in silver and gold.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 8 July 2025
  • The origins of the symbolism of early headdresses, diadems, or circlets to denote authority have been lost, but the use of a crown in coronation was probably linked in origin to the coronation of popes.
    Madison Dapcevich, Discover Magazine, 30 June 2025
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  • Maybe this is the flip side of – or payback for – October of 2024, when the Dodgers’ starting pitching was decimated but the work of their bullpen propelled them to a World Series championship.
    Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Welcome to Path to Playoff, the USA TODAY Sports newsletter covering all things college football and the chase for this year's national championship.
    Erick Smith, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
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  • Remove parchment circle from top of pie.
    Staff Author, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Store in a freezer-safe zip-top bag or airtight container, and label and date before freezing.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2025
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  • To watch Lipe-Smith’s Caroline cuddle in bed watching TV on her iPad, or bopping around to JoJo Siwa, or pensively finishing a Popsicle while sitting beside her grandmother at a museum, is to have the sheer malevolence of our current administration and its adherents thrown into sharp relief.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Having finished the 14,000-foot peaks in Colorado and California’s Sierra Range — including Mount Whitney, the highest peak in the Lower 48 states at 14,500 feet — the next stop for the renowned Spanish endurance athlete is Mount Shasta in northern California, near the Oregon border.
    John Meyer, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
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  • Lulu, in her signature curly white wig, dunce cap, and exaggeratedly feminine makeup, and Albert, with his bulbous red nose, would entertain with a lively comedy and musical revue; Lulu played the bagpipes, clarinet, saxophone, coronet, and piano, among other instruments.
    April White, JSTOR Daily, 18 Aug. 2025
  • The brand’s distinctive green banners bearing its yellow coronet logo dominated seemingly every inch of the circuit.
    Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 12 May 2025
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  • Just as Russ is about to reach the pinnacle of college athletic achievement, a pair of blunders torpedo the season, his public image and his future professional career.
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2025
  • The special ops line The special operations line of power tools represents the pinnacle of underwater tool engineering.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes led the way, completing 25 of 37 passes for 270 yards and four touchdowns.
    Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Sep. 2025
  • According to Greenpeace's analysis, Russia has also completed construction of a new water supply system for the plant's cooling pond and deliberately damaged a 750-kilovolt power line that had connected the facility to Ukraine's electrical grid.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2025
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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 2 Oct. 2025.

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