as in gems
someone or something unusually desirable
friends who agree that his new bride is a real pearl
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Recent Examples of pearls
Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
As the socialite posed in front of the cameras, draped in nothing but barely there pearls, Kris made sure to capture behind-the-scenes content of the shoot with her own digital camera.
—Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
In total, the artifacts weigh about 13 pounds and include thousands of silver coins, jewelry, pearls and beads, officials said.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
The concern isn’t a woman baking in her finest pearls or wanting to be sexy — that is fine, and she should be allowed to do that, Zayer said.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
The pearls, which Jamie (Sam Heughan) gives to Claire (Caitriona Balfe) on Outlander, who then later gives them to Brianna (Sophie Skelton), hold a lot of significance in this world.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Oct. 2025
Leave downtown to find a couple of pearls tucked into dingy strip malls.
—Peter Cameron, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
The pearls, distinguished by their Baroque silhouettes and radiant golden hue, exude an organic allure.
—Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
As the socialite posed in front of the cameras, draped in nothing but barely there pearls, Kris made sure to capture behind-the-scenes content of the shoot with her own digital camera.
—Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
In total, the artifacts weigh about 13 pounds and include thousands of silver coins, jewelry, pearls and beads, officials said.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
The concern isn’t a woman baking in her finest pearls or wanting to be sexy — that is fine, and she should be allowed to do that, Zayer said.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
The pearls, which Jamie (Sam Heughan) gives to Claire (Caitriona Balfe) on Outlander, who then later gives them to Brianna (Sophie Skelton), hold a lot of significance in this world.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Oct. 2025
Leave downtown to find a couple of pearls tucked into dingy strip malls.
—Peter Cameron, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pearls
Noun
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Hotel Emma Hotel Emma is one of San Antonio’s true gems.—
Lydia Mansel,
Southern Living,
18 Oct. 2025
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Tyler Glasnow did not threaten to go the distance, as Blake Snell and Yoshinobu Yamamoto did while twirling gems in the first two games of this series.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Drops, soft cabochons and even some finds left with the natural contours became the stars on asymmetric Arum earrings and other jewels.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
10 Oct. 2025
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The cash, gold, jewels, and crypto are all ready.—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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
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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
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In the event of cancellation, Sponsor reserves the right to award prizes from among all eligible, non-suspect entries received prior to the event requiring such cancellation.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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Inside, visitors can try their luck with trivia and board games for a chance to win prizes and purchase appetizers for a Halloween menu.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The alum then clumps the smaller, suspended fats together for easy removal.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Long-term fans of the discount German grocery chain are quick to rave about the low prices, fun seasonal food finds, and the treasures that await each week in the famed middle aisle.—
Elliott Harrell,
Southern Living,
11 Oct. 2025
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Fox News Digital recently spoke with a hobbyist group in Poland that found ancient treasures while searching for World War II rockets.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Pearls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pearls. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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