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
Sovereignty has collected the final crown jewel of the year, winning the 157th Belmont Stakes on Saturday.
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 7 June 2025
Here are the most beautiful places in the United Arab Emirates’ crown jewel.
—Natasha Amar, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
Lacroix restaurant remains one of the city’s culinary crown jewels, where floor-to-ceiling windows frame picturesque views of the park as diners explore menus that highlight Pennsylvania’s agricultural bounty.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 18 June 2025
Most notably, its crown jewel Honeywell Aerospace division is being spun out on its own in the second half of 2026.
—Jeff Marks,kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 9 June 2025
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 7 June 2025
Here are the most beautiful places in the United Arab Emirates’ crown jewel.
—Natasha Amar, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
Lacroix restaurant remains one of the city’s culinary crown jewels, where floor-to-ceiling windows frame picturesque views of the park as diners explore menus that highlight Pennsylvania’s agricultural bounty.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 18 June 2025
Most notably, its crown jewel Honeywell Aerospace division is being spun out on its own in the second half of 2026.
—Jeff Marks,kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 9 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for crown jewel
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crown jewel
Noun
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The wigs depicted by Yang in her paintings are mounted on Chinese opera mask stands and they are decorated with flowers, jewels, wheat, grasses and fruit.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The annual event, which kicked off Wednesday with a 250,000-plus-person attendance, is the crowning jewel of music festivals.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
29 June 2025
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If the happy memories some people deposit in the Antidote’s vaults are treasures, then so, in a sense, are the ones that could have brought justice.—
Lily Meyer,
The Atlantic,
27 June 2025
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When word spreads about an ancient treasure ship discovered off the Korean coast, the uncle-nephew duo races against time and rival treasure hunters to claim their fortune.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
26 June 2025
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Often seen as a club making commercial signings ahead of playing ones in the 2000s and early 2010s, Perez shifted his approach to buying players, and Madrid is now seen as an example on how to run a colossal club, buy smart and yet still compete for the biggest trophies.—
Emmet Gates,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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There will likely be plenty of win-now teams who would want James to help them to lift the Larry O’Brien trophy, something the superstar has achieved four times over his storied career.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
30 June 2025
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“Crown jewel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crown%20jewel. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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