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
Julia Teti, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2025
Other photos showcase details from the celebration, including the three-tier wedding cake topped with a pair of white swan figurines, Condor's bridal jewelry (such as strands of pearls and a stunning blue statement ring), and some of the tempting food offerings.
—Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Model Alex Consani wore that haute couture look, made up of an ivory silk faille circle cloak with an oversize ruff collar, a black gazar top, a cream peasant blouse, and bloomers, with a black felt and gold lamé headpiece and bright teal silk moiré sandals covered in pearls and studs.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2025
The tiara, according to the Louvre, is composed of 212 pearls of various sizes and nearly 2,000 diamonds.
—Lilia Geho, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2025
Lead was detected in both the boba pearls and the tea.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Knickers were twisted and pearls clutched.
—Dana O'Neil, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
Among the royal gems that were pinched is a necklace, with eight sapphires and 631 diamonds, and the crown of Empress Eugénie, wife of Napoleon III, encrusted with nearly 2,000 diamonds and 212 pearls.
—Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 20 Oct. 2025
Some experts have said that because the items are unique they cannot be sold, and so the thieves will likely try to melt down their metals and break up their emeralds, sapphires, diamonds and pearls.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
Originally commissioned for Queen Maria Cristina in the late 19th century, the tiara features upright diamond loops with white pearls at the center of each sinuous turn.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2025
Other photos showcase details from the celebration, including the three-tier wedding cake topped with a pair of white swan figurines, Condor's bridal jewelry (such as strands of pearls and a stunning blue statement ring), and some of the tempting food offerings.
—Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Model Alex Consani wore that haute couture look, made up of an ivory silk faille circle cloak with an oversize ruff collar, a black gazar top, a cream peasant blouse, and bloomers, with a black felt and gold lamé headpiece and bright teal silk moiré sandals covered in pearls and studs.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2025
The tiara, according to the Louvre, is composed of 212 pearls of various sizes and nearly 2,000 diamonds.
—Lilia Geho, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2025
Lead was detected in both the boba pearls and the tea.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Knickers were twisted and pearls clutched.
—Dana O'Neil, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
Among the royal gems that were pinched is a necklace, with eight sapphires and 631 diamonds, and the crown of Empress Eugénie, wife of Napoleon III, encrusted with nearly 2,000 diamonds and 212 pearls.
—Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 20 Oct. 2025
Some experts have said that because the items are unique they cannot be sold, and so the thieves will likely try to melt down their metals and break up their emeralds, sapphires, diamonds and pearls.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 20 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pearls
Noun
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Our list spans 84 years of festive favorites and hidden gems.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Nov. 2025
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More than 56,000 gems are on sale right now, some of which are even an extra 30 percent off for a limited time.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Filler shots of chauffeurs, champagne and colossal walk-in closets with pristine designer clobber glistening and gleaming from glass shelves centred around trays and trays of priceless jewels assault the viewer’s senses between almost every scene.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
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The theft took place just days before the brazen daylight robbery of the Louvre in Paris, in which $102 million worth of Napoleonic jewels of tremendous importance to France were taken.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
3 Nov. 2025
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Cheerfully unconcerned with any notion of what real lawyers might wear to work, costume designer Paula Bradley creates her own fantasy version of office wear involving jewel-tone hats and gloves, diamonds the size of baseballs and enormous displays of cleavage.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Nov. 2025
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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
Noun
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California adjusts lottery prizes based on the number of tickets sold and the number of winners.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Winners will claim their prizes during the 16th annual HMMA ceremony on November 19 at The Avalon in Hollywood.—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 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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The site is one of Afghanistan’s architectural treasures and a major point of pilgrimage, believed by some to be the resting place of Hazrat Ali, the fourth Caliph of Islam and the son-in-law of Prophet Mohammad.—
Masoud Popalzai,
CNN Money,
2 Nov. 2025
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French authorities have arrested five additional suspects in connection with the audacious daylight theft of French crown jewels from the Louvre Museum’s Apollo Gallery—but the priceless treasures remain missing.—
Barney Henderson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Pearls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pearls. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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