as in jewels
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 jewels
One of the sale’s crown jewels is her custom 1997 Harley-Davidson Sportster XL883 Hugger, adorned with a mauve-and-daisy design and ridden by the star for more than 20 years.
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Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
But Cuba may be tempted to respond by offering shares in one of its crown jewels to an ally, or at least threatening to do so.
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Vivian Salama,
The Atlantic,
24 May 2026
Outside the meeting rooms sat three national championship trophies – Indiana football, UCLA women’s basketball and Michigan men’s basketball – arranged like crown jewels for every camera walking through the lobby.
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Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 May 2026
The competition, however, stalled amid an unprecedented period of internal turmoil at the museum following the theft last fall of more than $100 million in French crown jewels in under eight minutes.
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Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
18 May 2026
With this year's NBA draft lottery being held at Navy Pier, new Chicago Bulls Head of Basketball Operations Bryson Graham ended up with a nice welcome gift at one of the city's crown jewels.
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Jori Parys,
CBS News,
10 May 2026
To that, the verbose CEO pumped up HBO and streamer HBO Max as the real crown jewels in the WBD empire.
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Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
6 May 2026
The Koh-i-Noor diamond is part of the British crown jewels, and it has previously been set into the crowns worn by British queens.
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Emma Caughlan,
NBC news,
30 Apr. 2026
As part of the royal collection, the British crown jewels — which consist of over 100 objects and more than 23,000 gemstones — are priceless and have immense cultural, historical and symbolic value.
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Alex Gurley,
PEOPLE,
26 Apr. 2026
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
But Cuba may be tempted to respond by offering shares in one of its crown jewels to an ally, or at least threatening to do so.
—
Vivian Salama,
The Atlantic,
24 May 2026
Outside the meeting rooms sat three national championship trophies – Indiana football, UCLA women’s basketball and Michigan men’s basketball – arranged like crown jewels for every camera walking through the lobby.
—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 May 2026
The competition, however, stalled amid an unprecedented period of internal turmoil at the museum following the theft last fall of more than $100 million in French crown jewels in under eight minutes.
—
Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
18 May 2026
With this year's NBA draft lottery being held at Navy Pier, new Chicago Bulls Head of Basketball Operations Bryson Graham ended up with a nice welcome gift at one of the city's crown jewels.
—
Jori Parys,
CBS News,
10 May 2026
To that, the verbose CEO pumped up HBO and streamer HBO Max as the real crown jewels in the WBD empire.
—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
6 May 2026
The Koh-i-Noor diamond is part of the British crown jewels, and it has previously been set into the crowns worn by British queens.
—
Emma Caughlan,
NBC news,
30 Apr. 2026
As part of the royal collection, the British crown jewels — which consist of over 100 objects and more than 23,000 gemstones — are priceless and have immense cultural, historical and symbolic value.
—
Alex Gurley,
PEOPLE,
26 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crown jewels
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Per Town & Country, the movie shows Queen Mary (played by Geraldine James) wearing the topper along with a suite of emerald jewels.
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Family offices turn to him when diversifying into museum-worthy jewels.
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Small piles of dirt, work going on at night and no permission signs for authorized excavations tipped off officials, according to a spokesperson for the Carabinieri Art Police, a specialized unit dedicated to stopping the theft of Italy’s vast historical treasures.
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America is turning 250, but not all of its greatest treasures sit behind museum glass.
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The team rode in the parade with trophies and returned to Cook Park after the parade to display their championship awards, greet fans and pose for photo opportunities.
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Davis himself received two trophies as the set’s producer.
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“Crown jewels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crown%20jewels. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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