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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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as in top
the highest part or point
covered in mud from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head
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Recent Examples of crown
Andy Boxall, Wired News, 29 July 2025
The garland-style crown features diamonds shaped into tulips and stars, interspersed with continuous running scrolls, and was originally gifted to Diana's grandmother, Lady Cynthia Hamilton, on her wedding day in 1919.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 29 July 2025
Jayna Bardahl, New York Times, 31 July 2025
The cheekily coined Cadieux e Pepe, a nod to Detroit’s Cadieux Road, reimagines cacio e pepe in pizza form—chewy dough crowned with sharp Parmesan, pungent fresh garlic, and cracked black pepper.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 29 July 2025
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Noun
The clean design is matched to some great dive specs, including 300-meter water resistance, a screw-down crown, and a Seiko NH35A automatic movement inside the 40-mm stainless steel case.
—Andy Boxall, Wired News, 29 July 2025
The garland-style crown features diamonds shaped into tulips and stars, interspersed with continuous running scrolls, and was originally gifted to Diana's grandmother, Lady Cynthia Hamilton, on her wedding day in 1919.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 29 July 2025
Verb
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, who had been crowned No. 1 in two of the previous three rankings, finished fourth.
—Jayna Bardahl, New York Times, 31 July 2025
The cheekily coined Cadieux e Pepe, a nod to Detroit’s Cadieux Road, reimagines cacio e pepe in pizza form—chewy dough crowned with sharp Parmesan, pungent fresh garlic, and cracked black pepper.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 29 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crown
Noun
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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
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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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The Philadelphia Eagles are fresh off a title win, the Washington Commanders made it all the way to the conference championship, and the New York Giants have made improvements of their own.—
Kevin McCormick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Aug. 2025
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Galaxy also are in the quarters in the opposite bracket, so a rematch for the LC championship is possible.—
Greg Cote
August 17,
Miami Herald,
17 Aug. 2025
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Our top picks for children's life insurance include Aflac, one of the few companies with term life policies for children, and Foresters Financial, which has a Bright Future Children's policy that pays out up to $75,000.—
Liz Knueven,
CNBC,
15 Aug. 2025
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The DreamCloud Premier King has a super cozy cashmere top and seven decadent layers of adaptive support.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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That production resulted in him winning the Offensive Player of the Year award and finishing third in the MVP balloting.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Aug. 2025
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Verlander set a season-high in innings and finished one away from his personal-best this year in strikeouts.—
Evan Webeck,
Mercury News,
17 Aug. 2025
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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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Both of these models featured a fold-over clasp with a large Rolex coronet.—
Allen Farmelo,
Robb Report,
11 Sep. 2024
Noun
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After two years of coming close, St. Joseph Academy reached the pinnacle last season.—
Rick Hoff,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Aug. 2025
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The pinnacle of these new features are two new drive modes: RAD Tuner and Kick Turn.—
Scotty Reiss,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The identities of the victims were not released, although police said that autopsies would be completed to determine the causes of death.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Aug. 2025
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Through three games, Lance has completed 27 of his 49 passes for 296 yards, two touchdowns and zero interceptions while adding 81 yards and another score on the ground.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Aug. 2025
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Before the rain began, the Milwaukee River height was about 2 1/2 feet.—
Sophie Carson,
jsonline.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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The maximum height of this new building would be 100 feet, but where The Boca Raton is zoned only allows for buildings as tall as 85 feet.—
Abigail Hasebroock,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Crown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crown. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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