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Recent Examples of scarabThe scarabs are about the size of the palm of your hand.—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 22 Apr. 2025 Nitzan discovered the scarab during a family outing at the Tel Azekah archaeological site near the city of Beit Shemesh.—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025 The amulet Ziv found is shaped like a scarab or a beetle, the Israel Antiquities Authority said in the news release.—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025 The scarab also had religious messages and meanings for the Egyptians.—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for scarab
Here, the pièce de résistance is a stunning statement necklace, complete with a diamond bird, a strand of cabochon turquoise, gold and diamond feathers, and a cabochon turquoise drop.
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Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
2 Sep. 2025
In bathrooms, glass tiles can serve as an alternative to traditional cabochon materials.
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Kristina McGuirk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Sep. 2025
The Prada Fine Jewelry Couleur Vivante collection comprises drop earrings, solitaire rings, line bracelets and rivière necklaces, with unconventional combinations of amethysts, aquamarines, madeira citrines, pink morganites and oro-verde peridots used throughout.
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Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
2 Sep. 2025
The now-iconic ring features a 12-carat oval Ceylon sapphire set in 18-carat white gold and is surrounded by 14 solitaire diamonds.
The only way that the uranium-lead ratio can be compatible with the hafnium in the zircons, Whitehouse argued, is if the zircons that settled in the silt had crystallized around 2.8 billion years ago, constraining the organic carbon to being no older than that.
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Howard Lee,
ArsTechnica,
11 Aug. 2025
The gold standard and easiest way to date very old rock formations is with a very tough mineral known as a zircon.
At a distance, the staunch political history of carnival can be easy to overlook on Instagram feeds full of beautiful Black people clad in feathers and rhinestones or neon paint and charcoal.
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Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
23 Aug. 2025
The pop star also wore a push-up bra top made of glittering rhinestones — while giving the camera a sultry look from inside a tub of water, face full of makeup — for the album's main cover.
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