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
The park’s crown jewel is Bear Island, a pristine, undeveloped barrier island accessible only by ferry or private boat.
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Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 12 Sep. 2025
But kingdoms don’t abandon their crown jewels easily.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
The power unit houses production of the company’s crown jewel gas turbines, which are highly sought after in a world of increasing energy demand due to artificial intelligence data centers, local manufacturing and industrialization, and electric vehicles.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
No better planetary system more amenable to JWST’s scrutiny has been found in our pocket of the galaxy, Gillon says—and TRAPPIST-1e may be its crown jewel.
—Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 8 Sep. 2025
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Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 12 Sep. 2025
But kingdoms don’t abandon their crown jewels easily.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
The power unit houses production of the company’s crown jewel gas turbines, which are highly sought after in a world of increasing energy demand due to artificial intelligence data centers, local manufacturing and industrialization, and electric vehicles.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
No better planetary system more amenable to JWST’s scrutiny has been found in our pocket of the galaxy, Gillon says—and TRAPPIST-1e may be its crown jewel.
—Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crown jewel
Noun
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Mackinac Island remains one of the jewels of the state’s tourism empire as over 1 million people visit the idyllic island each year.—
Carol Cain,
Freep.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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Jerusalem is the jewel of our hearts and our eternal capital.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Wahlberg, 54, plays a professional thief who recruits a new team in an attempt to rob a treasure recently recovered from the depths of the ocean.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
28 Sep. 2025
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American budgets, jobs, health, welfare and environmental treasures cannot afford more energy fantasies, especially offshore wind.—
Craig Rucker,
Boston Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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Busquets’ teammates would like to send the legend off with the club’s first MLS Cup trophy.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
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Award trophies designed by Palme d’Or winner Apichatpong Weerasethakul added artistic gravitas to the proceedings.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Crown jewel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crown%20jewel. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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