CROWN JEWEL Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

crown jewel

noun

Definition of crown jewel

as in jewel

an asset that brings praise or renown the city's crown jewel is an emerald necklace of lushly landscaped parks

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Recent Examples of crown jewel The crime followed a series of high-profile heists at major European museums, including the theft in October of French crown jewels and other items worth 88 million euros ($101 million) from the Louvre in Paris. — ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026 Leaders across Europe, Asia and North America rejected the deal, accusing Infantino of trying to quietly sell off the sport's crown jewels. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026 Mountain View may well have run out of patience and wants a tighter grip on its AI crown jewel. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026 The October break-ins at the museum happened less than a week before the Louvre was robbed of the country’s crown jewels on October 19th, in a brazen heist that led to the eventual ousting of Louvre president Laurence des Cars. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for crown jewel

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For half the price (or less), a fantastic and long-lasting minor-league stadium could be erected, perhaps as a jewel in the middle of a shopping, dining and nightlife district as Daytona Beach is trying to create.

— Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026
Rojas is the biggest new name in town, the jewel of the Mets’ trade deadline sell-off.

— Tim Britton, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of jewel

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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

Definition of treasure

Noun

Eto’o was once one of the best players in the world, scoring countless goals and winning major trophies for the likes of Barcelona, Inter Milan, Chelsea and Real Madrid.

— Amanda Davies, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
The trophy that matters most, however — outstanding reality-competition program — has eluded it since the Television Academy created the category.

— Clayton Davis, Variety, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of trophy

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