brass ring

noun

Definition of brass ringnext
as in treasure trove

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Recent Examples of brass ring The impressive brass ring was found at Wawel Royal Castle in Krakow, Poland. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2025 In such a competitive market, with slim pickings for starter homes in the lower price range (DELETE and for starter homes), catching a break on mortgage rates is a brass ring. — Andrea Riquier, USA TODAY, 14 Sep. 2024 Prices range from 950 euros for the Notte Toscana (Tuscan night) necklace to 390 euros for the Nodo Fiorentino brass ring. — Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 4 June 2026 The dress in question is the Alexa Gown from Cult Gaia, which features the brand’s signature cutouts created from gold-toned, brushed brass rings binding its silk fabric into intricate patterns. — Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 13 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for brass ring
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brass ring
  1. treasure trove
  2. plum
  3. prize money
  4. pearl
  5. gold
  6. treasure
  7. prize
  8. gem
Noun
  • The burning question now is when will the Hornets use that treasure trove to go and out and bring in a big-name talent?
    — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 3 July 2026
  • On it, Paula finds a treasure trove of videos of Trevor with his various clients.
    — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 1 July 2026
Definition of treasure trove
Noun
  • Toka plums will self-pollinate but can still benefit from having another plum tree nearby.
    — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 4 July 2026
  • Based on a short story by Dave Eggers that was turned into a script by Heller, the film is a love letter to baseball and offers a plum part to an up-and-coming leading man.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 1 July 2026
Definition of plum
Noun
  • Doubles players fear for their tennis future after being told by the ATP Tour that prize money and tournament sizes will decrease significantly starting in 2028.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
  • Not just for the thousands in prize money, not just for the potential sponsorships which will help defray the significant cost of competing, and not even for the opportunities to spin victory into a spice rub empire.
    — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026
Definition of prize money
Noun
  • Stewart wore hers with a chunky pearl choker, red pants, and white sandals for a patriotic look, but the top’s styling potential is endless.
    — Claire West, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026
  • In the 1940s, the Queen switched rings, and began wearing a ladylike large pearl, encircled with diamonds.
    — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 6 July 2026
Definition of pearl
Noun
  • The slideshow on social media showed Kelce’s backyard transformed into a lush, floral garden as the pair embraced and showed off Swift’s new ring — a large diamond set in yellow gold.
    — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 4 July 2026
  • Each ticket costs $5, and players may pick six numbers from two separate pools of numbers — five different numbers from 1 to 70 (the white balls) and one number from 1 to 24 (the gold Mega Ball) — or select Easy Pick/Quick Pick.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 4 July 2026
Definition of gold
Noun
  • The weekly markets turn to late-season treasure—figs, truffles, chestnuts, cheeses and olives.
    — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Enola also realizes that Tewkesbury's family must have hidden the gold in Maltese cliff, because Tewkesbury previously told her stories about a treasure hidden there.
    — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
Definition of treasure
Noun
  • Win prizes playing interactive games, network with artists and entrepreneurs and enjoy signature drinks and bar snacks available for purchase.
    — Lesly Gregory, AJC.com, 1 July 2026
  • When the Allied powers prevailed in World War II, the United States took the ship as a war prize.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Definition of prize
Noun
  • On the New Jersey artist’s debut album, a steady stream of screwball ideas coalesce into unexpectedly existential laptop twee gems.
    — Nick Ayres DeMasi, Pitchfork, 1 July 2026
  • The design features an array of glittery gems across the straps.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 30 June 2026
Definition of gem

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“Brass ring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brass%20ring. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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