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Recent Examples of zircon
The team first crushes the rocks into fine grains and separates out the zircons using dense liquids and magnetic fields.
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Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2025
To better understand the impact date, researchers analyzed the crystals of zircon minerals in the Stac Fada Member.
—Patrick Pester, Space.com, 12 May 2025
Assessing these characteristics, the study authors traced the zircons’ origins to Greenland and to time periods between 0.5 billion and 3 billion years ago.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
The technique also typically needs kilograms of material to find enough uranium-containing zircon crystals, whereas ocean drill cores yield just grams.
—Howard Lee, Ars Technica, 8 Sep. 2024
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Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2025
To better understand the impact date, researchers analyzed the crystals of zircon minerals in the Stac Fada Member.
—Patrick Pester, Space.com, 12 May 2025
Assessing these characteristics, the study authors traced the zircons’ origins to Greenland and to time periods between 0.5 billion and 3 billion years ago.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
The technique also typically needs kilograms of material to find enough uranium-containing zircon crystals, whereas ocean drill cores yield just grams.
—Howard Lee, Ars Technica, 8 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for zircon
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Gone are the gaudy patterns of the past: Now, in 2025, the ’90s express themselves through more precise and elegant nail designs, like revisiting French manicures, transparent bases, and rhinestones.—
Jeanne Ballion,
Glamour,
29 Aug. 2025
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Thomas is known for her mixed-media paintings and collage installations featuring rhinestones, colorful acrylic, and enamel.—
LaShawn Harris
August 27,
Literary Hub,
27 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Using Essie’s Good as Gold layered with Lights Lacquer glitter, the team achieved nails that gleamed like jewelry.—
Essence,
Essence,
14 Sep. 2025
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The burglars used my pillowcases to haul off heirloom jewelry.—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The inlay is protected within a metal bezel, per the campaign, beneath a protective glass dome cabochon.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
10 Sep. 2025
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Pieces includes such exquisite gemstones as a 79 carat aquamarine, pink sapphires, tsavorites, cabochon rubellites and diamonds.—
Kyle Roderick,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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If there’s still a coffee mark, mix powder laundry detergent with equal parts water and white vinegar to make a paste.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
14 Sep. 2025
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Effectively, this turned the workspace into a yank buffer along with all your documents, and undoing any destructive editing operation thus became merely another cut and paste.—
Cameron Kaiser,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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One notable case included a patient relaying a dream to Jung about a golden scarab from the prior night.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
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Golden scarabs are scattered in each level and are a reward for players who thoroughly explore the world.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
30 July 2025
Noun
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Charlie also had a cameo in the 1993 film Loaded Weapon 1, which Emilio starred in.—
Nicole Briese,
People.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Téa Leoni, after making a quick cameo in the last finale, returns as Sofia, wife of the missing mobster.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Topped with slices of baguette and plenty of cheese, this classic soup is hearty and filling.—
Jenna Sims,
Southern Living,
11 Sep. 2025
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The sandwiches are named with references to art, such as the Van Gogh made with roast beef, fresh dill, Havarti cheese, sprouts and deli mustard on pumpernickel bread; or the hot Picasso made with savory meatballs, provolone cheese and Mama Cosenza’s original Italian sauce on an 8-inch baguette.—
Endia Fontanez,
AZCentral.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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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.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
2 Sep. 2025
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Atara Lev, head of design at celebrity-favorite Material Good, says emerald cut diamonds have always been on-trend, whether classically set as a three-stone ring with tapered baguette side stones or set as a solitaire.—
Ariel Okin,
Vogue,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Zircon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zircon. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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