brilliants

noun

plural of brilliant
as in jewels
a usually valuable stone cut and polished for ornament the diamond cutter set out an array of brilliants to show the various ways the diamond could be cut

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Recent Examples of brilliants The first hour is brilliants, razor sharp dialogue, top notch performances by Kidman and Cruise. — Elaina Patton, IndieWire, 24 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brilliants
  1. jewels
  2. gems
  3. rocks
Noun
  • Last year, the Louvre Museum was the target of a highly orchestrated robbery, resulting in the loss of several historical jewels from France’s imperial era.
    — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Previous auctions of Romanov jewels have also fetched far more than their estimate.
    — Jack Guy, CNN Money, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of jewels
Noun
  • Played in sequence, tracks that are gems in their own right become nearly anonymous in situ.
    — Lisle Younger, Pitchfork, 6 Nov. 2026
  • These piece have become more trendy in recent years with customers wanting to find gems that complement their spaces.
    — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of gems
Noun
  • Officials warned of possible strong aftershocks accompanied by mudslides and falling rocks in the coming days.
    — Yuri Kageyama, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026
  • These isotopes act as geochemical fingerprints, allowing researchers to distinguish material originating from Mars from rocks belonging to Earth or other planetary bodies.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of rocks

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