as in gems
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 jewels
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 diamonds
Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
The latest Wicked Collection features around 30 fine jewelry pieces crafted in 14-karat gold and adorned with diamonds, emeralds, pink sapphires, amethysts and other natural gemstones.
—Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2025
Experts say the jewels – among them an emerald necklace set with more than 1,000 diamonds gifted by Napoleon to his second wife – were likely to be dismantled for their raw materials.
—Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Scott Guginsky, executive vice president of the Jewelers’ Security Alliance, a nonprofit trade association focused on preventing jewelry crime, also notes the age and quality of the artifacts’ diamonds.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
The very next year, Botswana discovered diamonds; the country transformed.
—AFAR Media, 30 Oct. 2025
Though studies have shown diverging diamonds generally improve road safety, the agency projected that the new Stadium Interchange will see a greater number of crashes.
—Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 28 Oct. 2025
The tiara, according to the Louvre, is composed of 212 pearls of various sizes and nearly 2,000 diamonds.
—Lilia Geho, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2025
Some suspected a secret government weapons test, or a bomb planted in a plot to mine diamonds under the lake, while others heard tales of old witches turning into savannah buffalo and plunging into the lake.
—Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2025
Lucid in its clean, limpid minimalism, Mitchell’s prose was like a beautiful, clear river, its bottom not muddy but sparkling—sparkling with what might simply be gravel catching the light or, perhaps, diamonds worth diving for.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2025
Noun
The majority of these labels favor more classic designs, but relative newcomer Laopu — launched in 2016 — has disrupted the market, blending 24-karat gold and diamonds with silhouettes and patterns inspired by Chinese tradition.
—Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
The latest Wicked Collection features around 30 fine jewelry pieces crafted in 14-karat gold and adorned with diamonds, emeralds, pink sapphires, amethysts and other natural gemstones.
—Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2025
Experts say the jewels – among them an emerald necklace set with more than 1,000 diamonds gifted by Napoleon to his second wife – were likely to be dismantled for their raw materials.
—Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Scott Guginsky, executive vice president of the Jewelers’ Security Alliance, a nonprofit trade association focused on preventing jewelry crime, also notes the age and quality of the artifacts’ diamonds.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
The very next year, Botswana discovered diamonds; the country transformed.
—AFAR Media, 30 Oct. 2025
Though studies have shown diverging diamonds generally improve road safety, the agency projected that the new Stadium Interchange will see a greater number of crashes.
—Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 28 Oct. 2025
The tiara, according to the Louvre, is composed of 212 pearls of various sizes and nearly 2,000 diamonds.
—Lilia Geho, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2025
Some suspected a secret government weapons test, or a bomb planted in a plot to mine diamonds under the lake, while others heard tales of old witches turning into savannah buffalo and plunging into the lake.
—Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
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
Lucid in its clean, limpid minimalism, Mitchell’s prose was like a beautiful, clear river, its bottom not muddy but sparkling—sparkling with what might simply be gravel catching the light or, perhaps, diamonds worth diving for.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for diamonds
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Most of its buildings date back to the 1840s, so keep your eyes peeled for architectural gems.—
Erika Ebsworth-Goold,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
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Moderated by Tori Douglas Magnolini, the next discussion featured Erin Goldson, Kara Brothers, and Kenya Eldridge, who dropped real-world gems on navigating dual careers, protecting your peace, and redefining success on your own terms.—
Larry Stansbury,
Essence,
24 Oct. 2025
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Upon entering the gilded gallery, the thieves used power tools to cut into the glass cases to reach the precious jewels, investigators said.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
28 Oct. 2025
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Walking among about 20 of us, Kate proudly showed off the dazzling jewels on her ring finger, and William told me about his paranoia about losing the priceless item in the African bush.—
Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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Dust Regularly Dust furniture one or two times a week with a damp microfiber cloth that traps dust and prevents it from being scattered in the air.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
8 Oct. 2025
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They’re made with the same cotton-blend fleece that traps warmth without overheating.—
Nicol Natale,
PEOPLE,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Diamonds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diamonds. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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