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
The gang of thieves who robbed the Louvre Museum on Sunday and made off with some of France’s most famous crown jewels might end up melting their loot down, an ex-FBI art crime expert said.
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Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Shortly after the museum opened on Sunday morning, two bandits used a lift on a truck to break into its Galerie d'Apollon, which houses the French crown jewels and other treasures, through a second-floor window.
—NPR, 20 Oct. 2025
The robbery, which occurred over four minutes in broad daylight while the museum was open to the public, targeted the museum’s Galerie d’Apollon, which holds what remains of France’s crown jewels.
—Claire Cameron, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2025
Culture Minister Rachida Dati later told TF1 that the gang broke into the Galerie d’Apollon — a sumptuous room on the first floor of the Petite Galerie that has housed the French crown jewels since 1887 — and that a piece of jewelry was recovered during the escape.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2025
Between René Redzepi’s Noma and Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau stands as one of Denmark’s crown jewels.
—Air Mail, 11 Oct. 2025
But kingdoms don’t abandon their crown jewels easily.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
Between them, the three parcels amount to just over 28 acres of Mission Bay Park, one of the city’s crown jewels and property that is governed by a decades-old master plan.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
For any Alaska visitors seeking to build up their life list, Katmai National Park serves as one of its crown jewels of natural beauty, brimming with hundreds of indigenous species to spot alongside the bears.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Shortly after the museum opened on Sunday morning, two bandits used a lift on a truck to break into its Galerie d'Apollon, which houses the French crown jewels and other treasures, through a second-floor window.
—NPR, 20 Oct. 2025
The robbery, which occurred over four minutes in broad daylight while the museum was open to the public, targeted the museum’s Galerie d’Apollon, which holds what remains of France’s crown jewels.
—Claire Cameron, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2025
Culture Minister Rachida Dati later told TF1 that the gang broke into the Galerie d’Apollon — a sumptuous room on the first floor of the Petite Galerie that has housed the French crown jewels since 1887 — and that a piece of jewelry was recovered during the escape.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2025
Between René Redzepi’s Noma and Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau stands as one of Denmark’s crown jewels.
—Air Mail, 11 Oct. 2025
But kingdoms don’t abandon their crown jewels easily.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
Between them, the three parcels amount to just over 28 acres of Mission Bay Park, one of the city’s crown jewels and property that is governed by a decades-old master plan.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
For any Alaska visitors seeking to build up their life list, Katmai National Park serves as one of its crown jewels of natural beauty, brimming with hundreds of indigenous species to spot alongside the bears.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crown jewels
Noun
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Drops, soft cabochons and even some finds left with the natural contours became the stars on asymmetric Arum earrings and other jewels.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
10 Oct. 2025
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The cash, gold, jewels, and crypto are all ready.—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The gallery is home to the royal collection of hardstone vessels, which include a variety of treasures carved from minerals like agate, amethyst and jade.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
20 Oct. 2025
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Shortly after the museum opened on Sunday morning, two bandits used a lift on a truck to break into its Galerie d'Apollon, which houses the French crown jewels and other treasures, through a second-floor window.—
NPR,
NPR,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Gene Hackman‘s movie scripts, Golden Globe trophies, and art items from his personal collection will be auctioned off.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
17 Oct. 2025
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According to Frank, the last time Spurs challenged for multiple trophies in the same season was in 2018-19.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Crown jewels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crown%20jewels. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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