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
Its crown jewel is the Chaîne des Puys, a chain of geologically young dormant volcanoes that have been inactive for 10,000 years.
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Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
The neighborhood/area Seven Mile Beach is Grand Cayman’s crown jewel, and the resort sits on its quieter northern stretch, away from the busier central areas.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
Formula 1 is headed to Monaco this weekend for its crown jewel race, the Monaco Grand Prix, and while the season has been dominated by Mercedes.
—Matt Reigle, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
In Sunday’s Rolex Grand Prix at the CSIO Piazza di Siena in Rome, it could have been argued that only a Roman, actually, can understand Rome – or at the very least, how to conquer its show jumping crown jewel.
—The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 31 May 2026
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Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
The neighborhood/area Seven Mile Beach is Grand Cayman’s crown jewel, and the resort sits on its quieter northern stretch, away from the busier central areas.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
Formula 1 is headed to Monaco this weekend for its crown jewel race, the Monaco Grand Prix, and while the season has been dominated by Mercedes.
—Matt Reigle, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
In Sunday’s Rolex Grand Prix at the CSIO Piazza di Siena in Rome, it could have been argued that only a Roman, actually, can understand Rome – or at the very least, how to conquer its show jumping crown jewel.
—The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 31 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crown jewel
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Since 2015, the hotel has been a jewel of the Oetker Collection, whose portfolio includes icons such as Le Bristol Paris and the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Antibes.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 June 2026
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Senior Test Kitchen editor Shilpa Uskokovic carefully crowned the top with the jewel-like fruit.—
Nina Moskowitz,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 June 2026
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The pair kept venturing farther across the rocks, hoping to find more treasures along the shoreline.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
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Witter is Desert Vintage’s longest-serving employee, save for its current owners, Roberto Cowan and Salima Boufelfel, and is in charge of categorizing and dating the rare and glorious treasures that come through the shop’s doors.—
Max Berlinger,
Vogue,
11 June 2026
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Ronaldo scored in the semi-finals and the final of the Nations League to win his third trophy with Portugal.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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The first two seasons also raked in a total of 25 Emmy nominations and nine wins, including Zendaya’s back-to-back trophies for her performance as drug addict Rue Bennett and a guest actor victory for Colman Domingo as her sponsor Ali.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
10 June 2026
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“Crown jewel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crown%20jewel. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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