1
as in jewel
a usually valuable stone cut and polished for ornament
a ring set with diamonds and other precious gems
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2
as in treasure
someone or something unusually desirable
that new car is a real gem she's dating a real gem these days
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as in to diamond
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Recent Examples of gem
Clara McMahon, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
Mini Manti Nestled in one of Istanbul’s coziest corners, Mini Manti is the very definition of a hidden gem.
—Lela London, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Roberta Naas, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2021
Enjoy the historic downtown, which is home to artisanal preserves gem American Spoon, former Hemingway haunt Stafford's Perry Hotel, and upscale kitchen and bar Pour.
—Katy Spratte Joyce, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2021
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Noun
Pick up highly coveted gems like Apple AirPods, Dyson vacuums, and Coach bags, or beat the holiday rush with early gift picks from Lego, Lancôme, Yankee Candle, and Yeti.
—Clara McMahon, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
Mini Manti Nestled in one of Istanbul’s coziest corners, Mini Manti is the very definition of a hidden gem.
—Lela London, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Verb
Other options include having a piece of jewelry entirely stone set or partially gem set, depending on the piece.
—Roberta Naas, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2021
Enjoy the historic downtown, which is home to artisanal preserves gem American Spoon, former Hemingway haunt Stafford's Perry Hotel, and upscale kitchen and bar Pour.
—Katy Spratte Joyce, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2021
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Soto, naturally, is the crown jewel of free agency that every team would love to land.Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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Built in Shanghai, carrier Fujian and the Type 076 are the crown jewels of a military expansion that has seen Beijing grow its navy into the world’s largest, with more than 340 warships to its name.Edward Szekeres and Brad Lendon, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
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Fresh fish marinated in zesty lime, this dish was a refreshing dive into Peru’s coastal treasures, bright and invigorating.Walaa Elsiddig, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2024
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The Risdon Beazley archive has a near-mythical status among treasure hunters and maritime historians alike.Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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Mali has other natural resources that Moroccan industries could eye for extraction, such as gold, uranium, iron ore, and possibly diamonds. FROM FEZ TO TIMBUKTU Only time will tell whether Morocco’s relationship with Mali will be that of an equal partner or a satellite.Vish Sakthivel, Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2014
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On the neck, two triangle diamonds the size of almonds sit between the collarbones, mirroring each other.Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2023
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Good rattling/grunting setup: Wind in your face and rock bluff or stream at your back.Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
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The upcoming movie, which will chronicle Springsteen, 75, making his 1982 album Nebraska, is adapted from Warren Zanes' 2023 rock biography, Deliver Me from Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska.Charna Flam, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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More than a dozen Santa Clara alumni and other community leaders served as Opus Prize jurors, and 16 SCU students, faculty and staff members were ambassadors who joined on site visits to the prize finalists.Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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Earlier this year, three researchers were awarded a $700,000 prize for employing artificial intelligence to decipher a 2,000-year-old scroll that had been charred in the eruption.Hannah Peart, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Condensation began to pearl at the edges of his rental face mask, an older model that pressed uncomfortably against his temples.Elliot Ackerman, WIRED, 9 Feb. 2024
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Since bead materials can run the gamut—from glass to pearl to wood and beyond—Korn notes that some bead styles are inherently more casual than others.Aemilia Madden, Harper's BAZAAR, 24 July 2023
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It is feared that inside some of the vehicles that were washed away or trapped in underground garages there could be bodies waiting to be recovered.Hernán Muñoz and Joseph Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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The View cohost and Oscar-winning actress delivered a vital message of information to Americans heading to the polls on Tuesday morning, capping a historic political cycle with a pearl of wisdom for those trapped in long lines at their local voting places.EW.com, EW.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Gem.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gem. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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