CROWN JEWEL Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

crown jewel

noun

Definition of crown jewel

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 Critics viewed it as the commercialization of soccer's crown jewel. — Clemente Lisi, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 The ship’s crown jewel is Le Voyage, a first-ever Daniel Boulud fine-dining restaurant at sea. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026 On Tuesday, Apple TV released the trailer (below) for the 10-episode fourth season of its crown jewel Ted Lasso — this whole thing came so close to never happening. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 28 July 2026 While the men’s World Cup is FIFA’s crown jewel, FFE’s rights would cover all the organization’s tournaments, including women’s and youth soccer. — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 28 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for crown jewel

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Noun

These programs,the crown jewels of public diplomacy, also happen to be cheap.

— James K. Glassman, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Though most wouldn’t associate diamonds with crystal healing, Huang says the rare jewels—which Aries and Taurus both count among their birthstones—actually hold a meaning of their own.

— Kelsey Stiegman, InStyle, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of jewel

Noun

Once an official restitution request is made for the Ségou treasure – in this case by Senegal — then two committees, including experts from France and the requesting country, plus government representatives, will examine the case.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 14 Aug. 2026
The building where the treasure was found is owned by the Belgian charity CAW Oost-Vlaanderen, which offers support to people in difficulty.

— Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of treasure

Noun

Villa go in as considerable underdogs — 7/2 to win in normal time and 2/1 to lift the trophy — and pulling it off would represent another big result in what has already been a landmark year for the club.

— Dean Jones, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
For one thing, wild places are increasingly threatened by the trophy-hunting industry, scientific study, and corporate exploitation.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

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