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someone or something unusually desirable in thanking them for their contributions, the mayor referred to the volunteers at the homeless shelter as the city's greatest treasures

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Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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How is the word treasure different from other verbs like it?

Some common synonyms of treasure are appreciate, cherish, prize, and value. While all these words mean "to hold in high estimation," treasure emphasizes jealously safeguarding something considered precious.

a treasured memento

When is appreciate a more appropriate choice than treasure?

The words appreciate and treasure are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, appreciate often connotes sufficient understanding to enjoy or admire a thing's excellence.

appreciates fine wine

In what contexts can cherish take the place of treasure?

The words cherish and treasure can be used in similar contexts, but cherish implies a special love and care for something.

cherishes her children above all

When is it sensible to use prize instead of treasure?

The meanings of prize and treasure largely overlap; however, prize implies taking a deep pride in something one possesses.

Americans prize their freedom

When could value be used to replace treasure?

While in some cases nearly identical to treasure, value implies rating a thing highly for its intrinsic worth.

values our friendship

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of treasure
Noun
The club has recently upgraded the viewing and dining area upstairs, but this subterranean bar is a treasure. Tim Chester, AFAR Media, 16 Apr. 2025 Gonna treasure this moment on the plane with @bensonboone – a truly golden 22 year old prodigy. Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 12 Apr. 2025
Verb
Don’t miss the chance to make this Carmel treasure your own. Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025 Inside Elon Musk’s War on Washington This was all too evident when Gore, who treasured the reformer’s spotlight in the 1990s, hit the presidential campaign trail in 2000. Jacob Bruggeman & Casey Eilbert / Made By History, TIME, 3 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for treasure
Recent Examples of Synonyms for treasure
Noun
  • Big Sur The crown jewel of any PCH trip, Big Sur stuns with its dramatic cliffs, redwoods, and turquoise waters.
    Amplified Content Studio, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Ah well, still the best Star Wars movie of the Disney-era, even if Andor remains the crown jewel.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • His biggest songs have included numerous motivational gems about getting back to the basics.
    Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 13 Apr. 2025
  • The allegation is that Wright and two older men went into Tokyo’s upmarket Harry Winston jewellery store, posing as customers, before one of them attacked a 47-year-old security guard and hammers were used to smash an octagonal glass display cabinet containing precious gems.
    Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • No one is taking Terry Rozier at this point, Jaime Jaquez Jr. certainly is a diminished asset and Duncan Robinson likely would be most valued as an expiring contract.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2025
  • Ultimately, the new police chief must value community, embrace diversity, and promote a responsive, inclusive approach to law enforcement.
    Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • To make your clothes last longer, wash them less frequently, use cold water, wash inside out, air dry and store them properly.
    Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Reporters may be asked to unlock phones, laptops, or social media accounts, which could lead to sensitive material being copied or stored.
    Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • After Pope Francis assumed the papacy, San Lorenzo secured a few major wins, after which the club transported trophies to the Vatican twice as a way to thank the pope for his support.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025
  • The latter signed a 10-year, $700 million contract as a free agent before the 2024 season, then won his second straight MVP trophy, joining Hall of Famer Frank Robinson as the only men to win the award in both leagues.
    Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Sandy Alcántara of the Miami Marlins would be the biggest and best prize to acquire for Chicago.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
  • With their eyes on that prize, for this particular round of data analysis, Lokhov and his colleagues, including co-author Christoph Wiesinger, performed several technical overhauls to significantly improve the instrument’s capabilities.
    Gayoung Lee, Scientific American, 14 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • California For Subscribers Canadian snowbirds love Palm Springs.
    Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2025
  • Some may love the public display, but emotions can run high and, in general, nobody wants to be proposed to amidst a crowd of tourists, traffic, or New York construction—especially if your love is on the timid side.
    Boutayna Chokrane, Vogue, 20 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Fromm’s maturation also was thwarted by COVID restrictions that led the Bills to stash him off-campus in case Allen or Barkley got sick.
    Tim Graham, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
  • Separate your bills; stash some in your bag, and keep some on your person, either in your shoe, your bra, your pants pockets, or somewhere else secure.
    Louryn Strampe, Wired News, 9 Apr. 2025

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“Treasure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/treasure. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.

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