scarab

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Recent Examples of scarab The 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
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Noun
  • The inlay is protected within a metal bezel, per the campaign, beneath a protective glass dome cabochon.
    Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Pieces includes such exquisite gemstones as a 79 carat aquamarine, pink sapphires, tsavorites, cabochon rubellites and diamonds.
    Kyle Roderick, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In 1971, Mitchum had a cameo in Monte Hellman’s drive-in classic Two-Lane Blacktop starring James Taylor and Dennis Wilson, and that Mitchum was among the friends of Dennis Hopper (including Peter Fonda and Kris Kristoffrson) invited to Peru to film The Last Movie, a notorious flop.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Episode 2 of Survivor 49 featured more tribe futility, a twist that ended up not really going anywhere, and a special cameo by the Easter Bunny.
    Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Just a baguette and cheese in the park.
    Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Topped with slices of baguette and plenty of cheese, this classic soup is hearty and filling.
    Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The collection also proposes non-traditional solitaire rings and unisex pieces.
    Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 19 Sep. 2025
  • From tennis necklaces and station necklaces to single solitaires and diamond pendants, the most practical diamond necklaces (is that an oxymoron?) are the ones that can be worn everyday.
    Samantha Solomon, Vogue, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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.
    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.
    Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • This type primarily affects children, causing small, scaly, teardrop-shaped, itchy red bumps on the skin.
    Carrie Madormo, Health, 10 Sep. 2025
  • So Kleox borrows from conventional teardrop design to put forth a solution – or a functional alternative, at least.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Her return to the brand in Paris follows a summer defined by similarly bold footwear moments, including rhinestone Stuart Weitzman thigh-highs at WeHo Pride and Gianvito Rossi’s fitted suede boots at Tribeca.
    Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 4 Oct. 2025
  • After countless cultural touchpoints that involve the shoe—think split-toe rhinestone slippers and a woman who had her hooved shoes stolen post-Tinder date—the Tabi has officially made it to our beauty routine.
    Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025

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“Scarab.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scarab. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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