as in gem
someone or something that is highly valued or admired
With her rare all-round talent for sports, she was a diamond of a player.
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as in to gem
to make more attractive by or as if by adding diamonds
The ballroom soon filled with diamonded guests ready to dance.
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Recent Examples of diamond
Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 15 May 2026
The contemporary pearl jewelry designer Melanie Georgacopoulos has debuted her first high jewelry collection, introducing onyx and diamonds alongside her signature pearls.
—Kate Matthams, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2025
Now that Off the Wall has been elevated to diamond status, Jackson claims three such winners.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Noun
This is her 12-carat Ceylon sapphire, surrounded by 14 round diamonds on a platinum band—a bauble formerly owned by her late mother-in-law, Princess Diana.
—Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 15 May 2026
The contemporary pearl jewelry designer Melanie Georgacopoulos has debuted her first high jewelry collection, introducing onyx and diamonds alongside her signature pearls.
—Kate Matthams, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Verb
Astrochemistry could also benefit from the idea that diamonds in meteorites and rocks may form through cosmic particle irradiation, rather than solely through heat and pressure.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2025
Now that Off the Wall has been elevated to diamond status, Jackson claims three such winners.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diamond
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This rare full mansion—a Gilded Age gem—in Brooklyn's Park Slope makes a persuasive exception.—
Natalie Hoberman,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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Thursday was yet another gem by Suarez, who hasn’t allowed a run in his last 19 innings and five scoreless performances in his last six starts.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
15 May 2026
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Jewel Tones Callie Windle, the founder of Callie Windle Interiors in Dallas, Texas, is averse to jewel toned bedding.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
27 Aug. 2025
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Along with her technical skills, Tupper’s multi-cultural experience, gift for ergonomic yet kinetic designs and sheer imagination make Cultus Artem jewels one of the more intriguing debuts during Paris Fashion Week.—
Kyle Roderick,
Forbes,
29 Feb. 2024
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Purists and fans were dispirited; this 650 hp engine had its own fan base for its throaty power and engineering marvel.—
Scotty Reiss,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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Getting the carbon out of buildings, factories, and transportation infrastructure provides no awe, no spiritual elevation, no invitation for humans to reflect on the marvel that is our planet.—
John Reid,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2026
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The discovery and export of hydrocarbons in the 20th century transformed relatively small maritime trading and pearling societies into high-income states integrated into global energy markets.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
28 Mar. 2026
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In the summer of 2024, while visiting my grandmother in China, my husband gave me a pearl ring and asked if we could be pearled.—
Shayla Love,
New Yorker,
25 Feb. 2026
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More than 2,000 vehicles were damaged, and some survivors were trapped for as long as 14 hours before rescue crews reached them.—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
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In Lord of the Flies by William Golding, young boys gradually become feral and sadistic when trapped on an island together, and in Shakespeare’s The Tempest, Prospero magically shipwrecks his brother and his allies so that they will all be exiled together under his watch.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 May 2026
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Handwritten well-wishes and group photos from coworkers, friends, and family decorate the walls of Danh's hospital room.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026
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The place was brightly lit and sparingly decorated, with clusters of books that made no sense.—
Francesco Pacifico,
The Dial,
12 May 2026
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“Diamond.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diamond. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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