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
Jack Atcheson Sr. As Told To Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 11 Sep. 2025
She is often seen wearing pieces from the brand, such as the Jean Schlumberger by Tiffany Leaves necklace, which features a large number of diamonds.
—Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
Pieces includes such exquisite gemstones as a 79 carat aquamarine, pink sapphires, tsavorites, cabochon rubellites and diamonds.
—Kyle Roderick, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
However, the Japanese team, led by Professor Eiichi Nakamura, discovered a way to create tiny diamonds (nanodiamonds) at relatively low pressures using an electron beam.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2025
Of course, that rarity translates right to the block, with plenty of consumers clamoring for the colorful diamonds.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 5 Sep. 2025
Friedrich Kadgien was a Nazi leader who became deeply involved in acquiring currency, securities and diamonds that had been stolen or bought by force from Jewish victims.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Beyoncé gave husband Jay-Z a $5 million Hublot Big Bang watch encrusted with nearly 1,300 diamonds on his 43rd birthday.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 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 rising sun turned the snow a delicate pink, and beads of frost glittered like diamonds on the trees.
—Jack Atcheson Sr. As Told To Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 11 Sep. 2025
She is often seen wearing pieces from the brand, such as the Jean Schlumberger by Tiffany Leaves necklace, which features a large number of diamonds.
—Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
Pieces includes such exquisite gemstones as a 79 carat aquamarine, pink sapphires, tsavorites, cabochon rubellites and diamonds.
—Kyle Roderick, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
However, the Japanese team, led by Professor Eiichi Nakamura, discovered a way to create tiny diamonds (nanodiamonds) at relatively low pressures using an electron beam.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2025
Of course, that rarity translates right to the block, with plenty of consumers clamoring for the colorful diamonds.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 5 Sep. 2025
Friedrich Kadgien was a Nazi leader who became deeply involved in acquiring currency, securities and diamonds that had been stolen or bought by force from Jewish victims.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Beyoncé gave husband Jay-Z a $5 million Hublot Big Bang watch encrusted with nearly 1,300 diamonds on his 43rd birthday.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 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
Noun
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His two starts against them this season were scoreless seven-inning gems.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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There’s also a new mode called Emerald Rush that tasks you with collecting gems as fast as possible using different sets of perks.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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DeSimone Fratelli The southern Italian city of Torre del Grecco is known for its coral and cameo jewels and other materials that get its inspiration from the sea.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Ortega stunned in a shirt made entirely of multi-colored jewels and crystals in a variety of shapes and sizes covering both the front and back.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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At the top of that list is a hyaluronic acid serum that traps moisture and leaves my skin noticeably plump and dewy.—
Rachel Trujillo,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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The freezing rain then traps lichen under a thick layer of ice where hungry reindeer can’t reach the food, according to Anna Skarin, a reindeer husbandry expert and Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences professor.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Diamonds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diamonds. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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