as in jewel
an asset that brings praise or renown
the city's crown jewel is an emerald necklace of lushly landscaped parks
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Recent Examples of crown jewel
To get to its crown jewel, Cathedral Cove, hop on the trail at the northern end of Hahei Beach and wind along the clifftop for about an hour.
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Madeline Bilis, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026
Logic would also dictate that the naming rights on a brand new building that the Walton-Penner Ownership Group hopes is a crown jewel in the NFL will cost substantially more than the current $5-6 million per year.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 4 Mar. 2026
Some members of South Florida’s environmental community wondered whether this project, this crown jewel, was good for the Everglades or good for the Republican Party.
—Michael Adno, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2026
The thieves stole nine pieces of jewelry worth over $100 million, including items from the French crown jewels.
—Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2026
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Madeline Bilis, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026
Logic would also dictate that the naming rights on a brand new building that the Walton-Penner Ownership Group hopes is a crown jewel in the NFL will cost substantially more than the current $5-6 million per year.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 4 Mar. 2026
Some members of South Florida’s environmental community wondered whether this project, this crown jewel, was good for the Everglades or good for the Republican Party.
—Michael Adno, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2026
The thieves stole nine pieces of jewelry worth over $100 million, including items from the French crown jewels.
—Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crown jewel
Noun
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The exhibition showcases more than 60 objects made of silver, gold, enamel and precious jewels from several European monarchs and rulers to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem.—
Alyson Rodriguez,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Mar. 2026
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From 2006 to 2011, the series, about a teenager named Miley Stewart who lives a double life as a pop singer, was the crown jewel of the Disney Channel empire at the peak of its stronghold over American youth.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2026
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Archaeologists have discovered a piece of marble treasure among the remains of a shipwreck off the coast of the Greek island of Kythira, which could be tied to an infamous robbery at the Parthenon, Greek officials said.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2026
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But the show instantly makes a rod for its own back by waiting until Episode 3 to turn its hero into the Count and get all the treasure-hunting, high society-infiltrating, and Machiavellian scheming underway.—
Jon O'Brien,
IndieWire,
19 Mar. 2026
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By the end of the 2025-26 season, UConn women’s basketball stars Azzi Fudd and Sarah Strong are going to need bigger trophy cases.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
18 Mar. 2026
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Considered a national hero for Finns, his trophies are displayed in a glass cabinet.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Crown jewel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crown%20jewel. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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