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Recent Examples of zircon
The rock sample didn’t contain a tough mineral known as a zircon — the easiest and most reliable way to date old rock formations — and little is definitive when dealing with rocks and minerals that have histories spanning more than 4 billion years.
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Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 29 Dec. 2025
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
Melting the lunar surface through extensive volcanism is one way to reset the zircons.
—Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 8 May 2025
Testing that assumption, the study authors smashed the rocks and examined the tiny crystals, called zircons, that were trapped inside.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
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Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 29 Dec. 2025
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
Melting the lunar surface through extensive volcanism is one way to reset the zircons.
—Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 8 May 2025
Testing that assumption, the study authors smashed the rocks and examined the tiny crystals, called zircons, that were trapped inside.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for zircon
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Not to mention, all those heavy rhinestone outfits, the big hair, my big… uh, personality.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
4 May 2026
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Burrow went more casual for their outing, sporting a plain white T-shirt, a baseball cap from Alo and green pants with rhinestone embellishments on the side.—
Natasha Dye,
PEOPLE,
30 Apr. 2026
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Not to be left out, high-end jewelry had quite a bit of success, too, with revenue growing by 18 percent compared to the previous year.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
15 May 2026
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The ship has a small but impressively provisioned boutique, filled with fine jewelry, high-end accessories, and some lovely beach and loungewear.—
Paul Brady,
Travel + Leisure,
15 May 2026
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An emerald’s garden turns into a mesmerizing maze while curves turn a sapphire cabochon into a deep pool.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
13 May 2026
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But that was far from the only sparkle; just check out her Bulgari High Jewelry sapphire-and-diamond pieces, including a necklace with a 50-carat oval cut cabochon sapphire.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
5 May 2026
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Unique ice cream flavors include Baklava (honey ice cream with phyllo dough, almond paste and crushed almonds) for Algeria and Sachertote (chocolate ice cream with chocolate sponge cake and an apricot swirl) for Austria.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee
May 15,
Kansas City Star,
15 May 2026
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Nearly 500 years before, a Franciscan friar arrived in what is now the state of Jalisco carrying a 13-inch icon of the Virgin Mary that had been molded by Indigenous craftsmen from a paste of corn pith and orchid bulbs.—
Franklin Leonard,
Vanity Fair,
14 May 2026
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Revenge of the Mummy—The Ride is an indoor coaster based on The Mummy film franchise, launching riders through a tomb past treasures, warrior mummies, and those pesky scarab beetles.—
Carly Caramanna,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Apr. 2026
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This fascination extended to bold, symbolic jewelry such as scarabs.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
12 Mar. 2026
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Aside from a cameo as ‘Banquet Guest’ in the low-budget 1987 British comedy Eat the Rich, McCartney has mostly only ever played, or appeared as, himself.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
16 May 2026
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Winston makes a cameo to execute another electric Ford Field trick play, and the Giants lose a close one with their offense starting to find a new gear.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2026
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That romantic triangle is about as flavorful as a week-old baguette.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2026
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And bread lovers can turn to Gohar for a $278 silk baguette bag with satin bows.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
12 May 2026
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The ring features a 12-carat oval Ceylon sapphire set in 18-carat white gold, surrounded by 14 solitaire diamonds.—
Ilana Frost,
PEOPLE,
9 May 2026
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Rocky's own name for himself is a type of thrush called a solitaire bird slowed down.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Zircon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zircon. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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