as in jewel
a usually valuable stone cut and polished for ornament
traditionally, the gemstone for someone born in May is an emerald
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Recent Examples of gemstone
Any other creation theory – hollow Earth, flat Earth, mud collection, hanging cord, corpse reuse, dreamtime, biosphere as gemstone in the ring of a galactic giant, please insert alternative here.
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Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 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
Newer gemstones, for example, sometimes carry a laser inscription inside that can be evaluated in a lab.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
The challenge, of course, was to recreate that ethereal spirit—the texture, sculptural form, subtle color tones—in wearable metal and gemstones.
—Jill Newman, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2025
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Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 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
Newer gemstones, for example, sometimes carry a laser inscription inside that can be evaluated in a lab.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
The challenge, of course, was to recreate that ethereal spirit—the texture, sculptural form, subtle color tones—in wearable metal and gemstones.
—Jill Newman, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gemstone
Noun
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The content creator dressed in a stunning array of jewels, a chain-style seashell dress from Paco Rabanne retailing for nearly $4,000, and a metallic purse.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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The cash, gold, jewels, and crypto are all ready.—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Choudhary, a collector of contemporary art as well as Indian artifacts, considered a career in hospitality before he was seduced by the gems his family has traded for centuries.—
Victoria Gomelsky,
Robb Report,
9 Nov. 2025
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Orio Extending from the coast, over the mountains, and then dropping into a valley anchored by a river, Orio is a beloved gem in the Basque Country.—
Michelle Arellano Martin,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The challenging five-hour round-trip hike follows the Rio Una upstream, and as the canyon narrows, steep rock walls rise on all sides to create a stone corridor where only a sliver of sunlight is visible.—
Aaron Randolph,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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There is also Mateusz Rakowicz’s drama The Riot about the largest ever prison riots in Poland in 1989, along with an adaptation of beloved Polish classic The Doll and a biopic of rock legend Jan Borysewicz.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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He was drawn to the kinds of exotic materials favored by the Japanese—among them, rare stones such as color-changing alexandrites and blue-green Paraíba tourmalines—as opposed to, say, emeralds, a staple of the Indian-jewelry repertoire.—
Victoria Gomelsky,
Robb Report,
9 Nov. 2025
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Visitors will fall in love with shops like Props Antiques, Patina Home & Garden or vintage jewelry at Tennessee Turquoise Company.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Gemstone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gemstone. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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