1
as in gem
a usually valuable stone cut and polished for ornament
a necklace set with priceless jewels
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2
as in treasure
an asset that brings praise or renown
an illuminated medieval manuscript that is the jewel of the library's collection of rare books
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as in prize
someone or something unusually desirable
a star athlete who would be a jewel for any team
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Recent Examples of jewel
Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
And Crimea at least, as the new jewel in Putin’s crown, received billions of dollars of Russian subsidies to showcase the annexation.
—Nataliya Gumenyuk, Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2025
Coral Davenport, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2023
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Noun
The original game is considered to be the crown jewel of director and creator Hideo Kojima, who ended his partnership with Konami, much to the chagrin of fans worldwide.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
And Crimea at least, as the new jewel in Putin’s crown, received billions of dollars of Russian subsidies to showcase the annexation.
—Nataliya Gumenyuk, Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2025
Verb
The strawberry, blackberry and raspberry fields of the Pajaro Valley stretch for 10 miles along the coast of California’s Monterey Bay, jeweled with fruit from April through early December.
—Coral Davenport, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jewel
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This fun comedy is a hidden gem on the streamer starring Eddie Murphy as real-life legend Rudy Ray Moore, a comedy and rap pioneer who proved naysayers wrong when his hilarious, obscene, kung-fu fighting alter ego, Dolemite, became a 1970s Blaxploitation phenomenon.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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While different age demographics tend to want different things out of their vacation destinations, travelers of all ages can appreciate a hidden gem.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
13 Feb. 2025
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There’s an old gold vault just outside of Washington, D.C., that holds the kind of (national) treasures most film nerds can only dream of seeing.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
15 Feb. 2025
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The Goonies followed a group of Oregonian kids who raced against the menacing Fratelli family to find pirate treasure and save their houses from foreclosure.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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Sandler and Barrymore took home the prize for Best On-Screen Team that year at what was then called the MTV Movie Awards.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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There is a prize pool of $1.8 million, with each player on the championship team receiving $125,000, each player on the runner-up receiving $50,000 and each player on the the other two teams receiving $25,000.—
Dan Loumena,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The material is a synthetic form of aluminum oxide, one of the hardest substances second only to diamond.—
Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
19 Dec. 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
Noun
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Indoor rock climb at Carabiner’s Climbing and Fitness.—
Josh Ocampo,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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Considered one of the most grueling off-road races in the world, the annual King of the Hammers event combines desert racing and rock crawling.—
Kristin Shaw,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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But now that has been completed, who has the best chance of progressing to the final in May and lifting the trophy?—
The Athletic UK Staff,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
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Hot for Broadway — a show which also scored a trophy for J. Harrison Ghee, one of the first nonbinary performers ever to win a Tony.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them,
21 Feb. 2025
Verb
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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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“Jewel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jewel. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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