IMPERIALS Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

imperials

noun

plural of imperial

as in plums

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Noun

Spend your time exploring local vineyards (or staying overnight in one), picking apples, plums, and pears in orchards come autumn, and trying out ice skating with the locals in the winter on a stretch of the Trans Canada Trail.

— Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2026
Onigiri Gorichan serves delicate Koshihikari rice balls stuffed with salmon flakes, pickled plums or Spam and egg.

— Senior Food Editor, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of plums

Noun

Then there are the treasures from the Alexander McQueen and Nicolas Ghesquière-era Balenciaga archives.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026
Harrison added that among the treasures in the collection are personal photos that haven’t left the band’s archive in more than 40 years, as well as album sketches and other rare keepsakes.

— Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 22 Oct. 2026

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An alleged member of the four-person team that broke into the Louvre last October, stealing crown jewels worth roughly $100 million, has been denied release, Le Figaro reports.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Artnet also notes that today marks the one-year anniversary of the Louvre heist in which thieves made off with pieces of France’s crown jewels.

— News Desk, Artforum, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of crown jewels

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Soundtracked by a theatrical orchestral arrangement that switches back and forth between jazzy and classical styles, the minute-long video opens with the pop star in a white suit and top hat, outfitted with many silver gems and brooches.

— Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 27 Oct. 2026
The Queen often chooses the gems that best match the color of her outfit for a cohesive look.

— Stephanie Bridger-Linning, Vanity Fair, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of gems

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Using the Gemini North telescope, Caiazzo and colleagues zoomed in on Pa 30, discovering knots along the strands of gas radiating out from the site of the cosmic explosion, like pearls on a string.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Miranda Kerr The Aussie babe wore a more classic look with yellow and colorless diamonds, citrines, and aquamarines, which was then draped in strands of pearls and finished with a pearl tassel.

— Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of pearls

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The jewels date back to Sofía’s 1962 wedding to the future King Juan Carlos, with the wider suite gifted by Greek shipping magnate Stavros Niarchos and the matching earrings reportedly presented by her mother, Queen Frederica of Greece.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2026
One of her final outings in the jewels was to the Diplomatic Reception at Buckingham Palace in 2019.

— Stephanie Bridger-Linning, Vanity Fair, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of jewels

Noun

Consider a ghost tour of Merchant’s House, a residence turned museum where supernatural phenomena have been reported since the death of its last occupant, in 1933.

— Dan Stahl, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026
These accounts span different locations, periods, and reported phenomena.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of phenomena

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