as in jewels
a usually valuable stone cut and polished for ornament
the diamond cutter set out an array of brilliants to show the various ways the diamond could be cut
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Noun
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Time is of the essence in the investigation as the thieves will likely dismantle the jewels, melt down the gold and sell the gems separately, says NPR's Eleanor Beardsley.—
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NPR,
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Once inside, the gang smashed two display cases and made off with several jewels before speeding away on motorbikes.—
Barney Henderson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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Hotel Emma Hotel Emma is one of San Antonio’s true gems.—
Lydia Mansel,
Southern Living,
18 Oct. 2025
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Tyler Glasnow did not threaten to go the distance, as Blake Snell and Yoshinobu Yamamoto did while twirling gems in the first two games of this series.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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The brow of the mountain represents Budj Bim’s forehead, the sharp basalt scoria rocks are the giant’s teeth, and the lava flows are his blood, which poured over the land.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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There, McIlroy was seen posing for photos with several of his trophies arranged on the basalt rocks, paying tribute to a season that many consider his most meaningful of all time.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Brilliants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brilliants. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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