variants also coronel
as in crown
a decorative band or wreath worn about the head as a symbol of victory or honor a Renaissance portrait of a noble woman of Florence wearing a bejeweled coronal

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Recent Examples of coronal 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, 8 May 2018 See All Example Sentences for coronal
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crown
Noun
  • The Sharks formerly had banners for each of the six division crowns, the most recent of which came in 2011.
    Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Only twice in Ryder Cup history has this occurred, with the US and Europe each retaining their crown in 1969 and 1989 respectively.
    Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025

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“Coronal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coronal. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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