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Recent Examples of zircon
For now, the Acasta Gneiss in northwestern Canada holds the age record at 4.03 billion years old, based on easy-to-date zircon crystals embedded in its grains.
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Byrachel Berkowitz, science.org, 6 Feb. 2025
The zircon grain may contain the oldest direct evidence of ancient hot water on the red planet, which may have provided environments such as hot springs that are associated with life on Earth.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
The signature of Earth’s early rain was found inside zircon crystals from the Hadean Eon.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 2 Sep. 2024
For instance, there are rare lunar zircon minerals that suggest the moon was born about 4.5 billion years ago.
—Charles Q. Choi, Space.com, 18 Dec. 2024
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Byrachel Berkowitz, science.org, 6 Feb. 2025
The zircon grain may contain the oldest direct evidence of ancient hot water on the red planet, which may have provided environments such as hot springs that are associated with life on Earth.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
The signature of Earth’s early rain was found inside zircon crystals from the Hadean Eon.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 2 Sep. 2024
For instance, there are rare lunar zircon minerals that suggest the moon was born about 4.5 billion years ago.
—Charles Q. Choi, Space.com, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for zircon
Noun
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Parker dazzled in a baby blue suit, while her daughter opted for an all black three-piece set with rhinestone embellishments on the top.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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The rest of her toes were equally citrusy, with yellow French tips accented with cute orange rhinestones.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
4 June 2025
Noun
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In a cover story for Only Natural Diamonds magazine published on June 5, Shields explained that her second daughter, Grier Henchy, will be the one to inherit her jewelry collection, despite being younger.—
Starr Bowenbank,
People.com,
13 June 2025
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Sona, which means ‘gold’ in Hindi, was named after his grandfather’s jewelry business.—
Yessar Rosendar,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
Noun
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The slender figures wear precious garments, enhanced with cabochons and pearls, and adorned with ornaments.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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The pieces in the collection are made to order with era-appropriate carnelian cabochons or faceted sapphires.—
Jinnie Lee Laura Regensdorf Elissa Suh Roxanne Fequiere,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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Make a paste out of baking soda and water and gently apply it to the soles of the shoes.—
Maryal Miller Carter,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
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Add fillets to pasta or salads for extra protein, or mash them into a paste to mix into marinades, sauces, or dips.—
Helen Carefoot,
Verywell Health,
6 June 2025
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More recently, however, Raul persuaded his father to downsize the scarabs from about six centimeters, or almost 2.5 inches, to as small as 1.5 centimeters.—
Kathleen Beckett,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
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The scarabs are about the size of the palm of your hand.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Upside on Ballerina is that Thursday night fans are enjoying the Ana de Armas movie with a Keanu Reeves cameo, giving a 94% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes — as of this minute, that’s higher than any John Wick RT popcorn score; John Wick: Chapter 4 received a 93% in 2023.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
6 June 2025
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Hendrix recently reunited with Lindsay Lohan for a cameo in Disney's upcoming Freakier Friday.—
Joey Nolfi Published,
EW.com,
6 June 2025
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Menu highlights at locations include bagels, breakfast items, scones, and a bevy of breads like its rye hearth loaf, rye pretzels, baguettes, country loafs and more.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
3 June 2025
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This is the land of baguettes, after all, and boulangeries are reason enough for making the trip to Paris.—
Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Apr. 2025
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The invasive species preyed on the solitaire’s eggs, destroyed its nests and competed with it for food.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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In December 2023, PEOPLE confirmed that Lutes popped the question with a bespoke pear-shape diamond solitaire engagement ring created by N.Y.C. luxury jewelry boutique Material Good.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
26 May 2025
Cite this Entry
“Zircon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zircon. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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