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
Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 26 Mar. 2026
The press was happy to accept her as a caricature, with her blond wig and false lashes, her heels, her diamonds.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Now, collectors are looking beyond diamonds to stones like rubies, sapphires and emeralds.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 23 Mar. 2026
Waddle is a diminutive deity in Texas, where whispers of his spirit twist across baseball diamonds and basketball courts and football fields from Bellaire to the Woodlands to Dallas.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2026
Currently, faint white lines outline soccer fields, dirt lots serve as baseball diamonds and a playground sits under a green awning.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 21 Mar. 2026
In the transfer portal and NIL era, many players who might’ve been diamonds in the smaller-school-rough have already been discovered.
—Joseph Hoyt, Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026
The Art Jewel earrings and ring, Zendaya wore Rolex’s 28mm Lady-Datejust fully pavéd in diamonds, reportedly featuring custom details for the star but also seen on the Rolex site retailing for $177,400.
—Laurie Brookins, HollywoodReporter, 19 Mar. 2026
The sparkling headpiece features diamonds and pearls set in silver and gold.
—Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2026
Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
The weekend showcased Chanel snow boots, one-of-a-kind furs, diamonds the size of ice cubes.
—Todd Plummer, Robb Report, 10 Feb. 2026
Cheerfully unconcerned with any notion of what real lawyers might wear to work, costume designer Paula Bradley creates her own fantasy version of office wear involving jewel-tone hats and gloves, diamonds the size of baseballs and enormous displays of cleavage.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
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
Noun
Shopping online for loose diamonds is easier than ever with reputable sources that offer both natural and lab-grown diamonds, plus colored diamonds and diamond alternatives like moissanite.
—Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 26 Mar. 2026
The press was happy to accept her as a caricature, with her blond wig and false lashes, her heels, her diamonds.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Now, collectors are looking beyond diamonds to stones like rubies, sapphires and emeralds.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 23 Mar. 2026
Waddle is a diminutive deity in Texas, where whispers of his spirit twist across baseball diamonds and basketball courts and football fields from Bellaire to the Woodlands to Dallas.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2026
Currently, faint white lines outline soccer fields, dirt lots serve as baseball diamonds and a playground sits under a green awning.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 21 Mar. 2026
In the transfer portal and NIL era, many players who might’ve been diamonds in the smaller-school-rough have already been discovered.
—Joseph Hoyt, Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026
The Art Jewel earrings and ring, Zendaya wore Rolex’s 28mm Lady-Datejust fully pavéd in diamonds, reportedly featuring custom details for the star but also seen on the Rolex site retailing for $177,400.
—Laurie Brookins, HollywoodReporter, 19 Mar. 2026
The sparkling headpiece features diamonds and pearls set in silver and gold.
—Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2026
Verb
Jackie Jackson is opulently dressed for a football game, diamonds blazing on both hands, chandelier earrings, and black high heels under her trousers.
—Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
The weekend showcased Chanel snow boots, one-of-a-kind furs, diamonds the size of ice cubes.
—Todd Plummer, Robb Report, 10 Feb. 2026
Cheerfully unconcerned with any notion of what real lawyers might wear to work, costume designer Paula Bradley creates her own fantasy version of office wear involving jewel-tone hats and gloves, diamonds the size of baseballs and enormous displays of cleavage.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
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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Royals outfielders have turned in multiple web gems at Kauffman Stadium, but one exciting baseball play has been in short supply over the past decade.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 2026
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The intimate Marais shop boasts gems like a transparent vinyl Comme des Garçons trench and a Jean-Paul Gaultier striped dress with oversized hood, and also creates its own collections and collaborations with local designers, all made from upcycled material.—
Clara Giampellegrini,
Vogue,
26 Mar. 2026
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The Louvre could use a win—the institution was notoriously burgled last October, losing $102 million in jewels.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
26 Mar. 2026
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Since the Coco days, and well through Lagerfeld, Chanel has been known for piling on the gems and jewels.—
Christina Holevas,
Vogue,
26 Mar. 2026
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This continental collision gave rise to the Zagros Mountains, which push down on the Arabian plate in a way that has created a basin in Earth’s crust that traps hydrocarbons—hence, all that oil and gas.—
Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
12 Mar. 2026
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His handle is both his redeeming trait and what traps him in the half court.—
Joel Lorenzi,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Diamonds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diamonds. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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