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
Mitchell Point Tunnel One of the newest sites on the historic highway is the Mitchell Point Tunnel, which mimics the original tunnel (once the route’s crown jewel).
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2025
Serving as the hotel’s crown jewel, the historic oasis is home to cherry blossom trees, a pagoda, and even a Jizo statue that neighboring Myoho-in Temple says has been there since the Edo period.
—Christina Liao, Vogue, 15 Apr. 2025
The total loss of OAR and its crown jewel in Princeton represents a setback for climate preparedness that experts warn the nation may never recover from.
—Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 24 Apr. 2025
One of the Nasdaq’s crown jewels, Amazon, had its worst week since 2022 and the tech giant’s nine-week streak of weekly declines is its worst since 2008.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 4 Apr. 2025
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2025
Serving as the hotel’s crown jewel, the historic oasis is home to cherry blossom trees, a pagoda, and even a Jizo statue that neighboring Myoho-in Temple says has been there since the Edo period.
—Christina Liao, Vogue, 15 Apr. 2025
The total loss of OAR and its crown jewel in Princeton represents a setback for climate preparedness that experts warn the nation may never recover from.
—Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 24 Apr. 2025
One of the Nasdaq’s crown jewels, Amazon, had its worst week since 2022 and the tech giant’s nine-week streak of weekly declines is its worst since 2008.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crown jewel
Noun
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Trainer Todd Pletcher, 0-10 at the Preakness, is looking for his first middle jewel of the Triple Crown. 7.—
Tim Newcomb,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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Of course, Aberg can only know so much about Charlotte’s jewel right now.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
15 May 2025
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While half a dozen of the most popular parks now require reservations just to get in, and others are plagued by bumper-to-bumper traffic between Memorial Day and Labor Day, there are still a handful of natural treasures that haven’t (yet) been discovered by the masses.—
Joe Yogerst,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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Of course, Grandma’s garden was always hiding more treasures.—
Melanie Fincher,
Southern Living,
18 May 2025
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The Fever have a loyal and growing fan base that’s clamoring for a trophy.—
Ben Pickman,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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All years, makes and models are welcome, and trophies will be given to the best entry in several categories.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 May 2025
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“Crown jewel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crown%20jewel. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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