brass ring

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Recent Examples of brass ring The dress in question is the Alexa Gown from Cult Gaia, which features the brand’s signature cutouts created from gold-toned, brushed brass rings binding its silk fabric into intricate patterns. Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 13 Aug. 2025 The impressive brass ring was found at Wawel Royal Castle in Krakow, Poland. Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2025 In such a competitive market, with slim pickings for starter homes in the lower price range (DELETE and for starter homes), catching a break on mortgage rates is a brass ring. Andrea Riquier, USA TODAY, 14 Sep. 2024 Another detectorist then found a large, ornate brass ring, according to the post. Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 11 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for brass ring
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brass ring
Noun
  • In total, the treasure trove, along with other musical items that are part of Music Memorabilia Live Auction, is expected to fetch a cool $4 million.
    Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Riverfront Antiques is home to a treasure trove of vintage items.
    Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Honorable mention would go to the superfood facial, which used local uzu, pineapples and plums to plump up and energize skin.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Crossbred over generations and, according to the Food Literacy Center, non-GMO, apriums are a hybrid fruit, 70 percent apricot and 30 percent plum.
    Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • If Brighton were to match Chelsea’s haul from winning the competition in 2025, that would amount to roughly £18m in prize money.
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The stakes are high, with victory on the track bringing in prize money and enhancing the team’s attractiveness to sponsors like Petronas and Microsoft.
    Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Reports had previously spread about Flick choosing another La Masia pearl in Jordi Pesquer.
    Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • By contrast, cool blondes feature ash, pearl, or icy tones for a cleaner, brighter look.
    Emma-Jade Stoddart, Glamour, 20 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • By comparison, according to the study, the burial robes of King Sigismund III Vasa and Queen Constance of Habsburg, interred around the same time in Kraków in southern Poland, contain not a single pure gold thread.
    Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Out beyond the shore, the sky had turned a wash of pink and gold—a celestial curtainfall soundtracked by the thwack of a snare drum, and the mellifluous burble of yet another pint being poured.
    Taran Dugal, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Hong Kong — There’s a plucky little Qing Dynasty artifact that at first glance looks out of place among China’s many Forbidden City treasures.
    Stephy Chung, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The Jabara family loaded themselves and their treasure of berries into Sam’s black Dodge truck and headed back toward Mancelona.
    Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Players have been discarded, standards raised and difficult calls made in pursuit of a team capable of winning the biggest prizes.
    James McNicholas, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • No one won the Powerball jackpot or the $2 million Match 5 + Power Play prize, but one lucky person in Florida won the $1 million Match 5 prize.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • These nine memorable films include huge box office hits as well as gems known mostly to dedicated cinephiles.
    David Faris, TheWeek, 19 Aug. 2026
  • New Hampshire, Maine, Rhode Island and Vermont are absolute gems.
    Josh Yohe, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

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“Brass ring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brass%20ring. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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