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parure

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Recent Examples of parure Sapphire jewelry set Worn by successive members of the Orléans family, including the last queen of France, Marie-Amélie, a sapphire parure, or a matching set of jewelry, was also taken in the raid. Elmira Aliieva, NBC news, 20 Oct. 2025 The fan blog reported that Princess Marie Caroline added more shimmer with statement diamond drop earrings that Princess Marie and Princess Sophie have also sported previously, bringing another heirloom into her parure of bridal jewels. Janine Henni, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025 In a continuation of the strikingly modern Chaumet Bamboo collection unveiled at Couture Week in February, Jewels by Nature felt more classic, with spectacular diamond pavé collars, earrings and full parures infused with grace and movement. Kate Matthams, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025 The first set of jewels was unveiled last year during the Oscars, consisting of a parure composed of a necklace, earrings and a ring. Anthony Demarco, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for parure
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Noun
  • Who knew the colder months could offer such lush (not to mention tasty) fodder for garniture.
    Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 16 Dec. 2022
  • Your clock garniture set is by Tiffany & Company of New York and dates to the last quarter of the 19th century.
    oregonlive, oregonlive, 2 Dec. 2021
Noun
  • And so this is the first time … rapping in our regalia.
    Jack Cooksey, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Showcasing more than 5,300 objects from the young king’s tomb, including his iconic death mask and glittering royal regalia, the new section of the vast museum here on the outskirts of Cairo is expected to draw millions of visitors every year.
    Charlene Gubash, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The book comprises over three dozen portraits by photographer James Van Der Zee—a renowned figure of the Harlem Renaissance known for depicting Black middle-class life—that offer a visual chronology of the tradition, complete with biblical and mythical adornments.
    Air Mail, Air Mail, 1 Nov. 2025
  • An Updown girl buried with adornments befitting the seventh-century Anglo-Saxon elite had a sub-Saharan African grandparent, and the Slavicization of Eurasia was the result of east-to-west migration rather than of top-down imposition by Slavic elites.
    Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 29 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • According to Google Arts & Culture, the city's economy is based on tourism, gemstone cutting, jewelry manufacturing, and information technology.
    Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2025
  • If gemstones are on your radar, Avoova’s owner is also a leading expert in tanzanite.
    Emily Baldwin, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Comparable in size to the Arc de Triomphe, the Porte Monumentale also contained surface ornamentation based on Haeckel’s exacting lifelong documentation of organisms to be found in the world’s oceans.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The Cabinet Room of the White House has also gotten some golden ornamentation added.
    Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In 2024, when the court ordered the wage garnishment, Lopez earned an annual salary of $28,419 for serving as a Unified Government commissioner, according to the Kansas Policy Institute.
    Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
  • And people wrote letters to the courts saying wage garnishment would exacerbate their already dire financial situations.
    Rae Ellen Bichell, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Finish it with plenty of Cheddar cheese and crunchy tortilla strips for a pretty and delicious garnish.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Strain into a coupe or cocktail glass and garnish with a cherry.
    Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2025

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“Parure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parure. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.

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