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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Although Djena wasn’t literally trapped in the Toures’ home, she was trapped by her circumstances.—
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Once trapped, the ions are reduced to a ground state through lasers, similar to what freezing them at absolute zero achieves.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
18 May 2026
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For families The kids club is tucked away in a garden, with its own pool and water slide as well as a jungle gym and craft classes (like lantern-making, coconut leaf art, and seashell bracelet decorating) for children up to age 12.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 May 2026
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Caramel popcorn shaped and colored decorated the booths like sculpture.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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“Diamond.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diamond. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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