scarab

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Recent Examples of scarab One of the mummies was even found with a heart scarab. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024 Her amazement at the sight of the scarab sparked a positive change in the woman’s psyche. Diane Owens Prettyman, Austin American-Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024 Along with the 11 sealed burials, the archaeologists also found jewelry, necklaces, bracelets, armlets, two copper mirrors with ivory handles, and scarab rings and girdles made of carnelian, garnet, faience and feldspar. Brie Stimson, Fox News, 3 Nov. 2024 In the middle of the session, as the woman recounted her dream, a green and gold scarab flew into the office. Diane Owens Prettyman, Austin American-Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024 See All Example Sentences for scarab
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Noun
  • Meanwhile, her second ring, given to her by Timothy Laurence—her husband of more than 30 years—features an oval-cut cabochon sapphire with a cluster of three diamonds on either side.
    Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 13 Mar. 2025
  • In terms of stones, there’s a lot of amethyst and smoky quartz cut into ‘split cabochons’, and perhaps, more unusually for jewelry, some ulexite (or ‘TV stone’).
    Kyle Roderick, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Marvel films typically keep some surprise cameos under wraps, meaning the epic list of stars may not even be complete.
    Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
  • In September, Webb promoted the cutter from cameo status, throwing it on 11.6% of his pitches.
    Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • In a post to Instagram, Joey shared how much the pair enjoyed spending time together in the City of Lights and shared glimpses into a week full of glamorous streetwear, baguettes and sister selfies.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Parfait Paris is a patisserie and boulangerie selling homemade French favorites — from croissants and macarons to baguettes and its bestseller, Dubai Pain Suisse.
    Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The company, despite the decline in diamond demand, is defiantly doubling down on its use of diamonds, purposely going against the trend of solitaire rings on thin bands to create something more robust and more personal.
    Anthony DeMarco, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
  • But a solitaire is as classic as a pair of jeans, in my opinion.
    John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • While zircons from this time period have not yet been studied, Halverson notes that previous studies of snowball Earth have tracked the presence of iron, neodymium, and osmium in the geologic record.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2025
  • 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.
    ByRachel Berkowitz, science.org, 6 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The flat teardrops of old-fashioned, or rolled, oats fall in between.
    The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Crystal embellishments in the shape of florals gave a sweet touch to grey flannels, while a pale pink floor-length cape was bedecked in shiny crystals resembling moons and large teardrops.
    Roxanne Robinson, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Naturalizer Summer Rhinestone Sandals $85 $40 at Amazon These Naturalizer sandals will dress up your feet with rhinestone accents across the soft fabric upper.
    Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 16 Mar. 2025
  • And Ariana Grande, whose stunning Schiaparelli gown — recently seen on the label’s Spring-Summer 2025 Haute Couture runway — came alive with over 190,000 crystal sequins, rhinestones and cut beads.
    Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025

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“Scarab.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scarab. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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