as in jewel
an asset that brings praise or renown
the city's crown jewel is an emerald necklace of lushly landscaped parks
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Recent Examples of crown jewel
After deciding to outsource, the company had announced that the facility, once a crown jewel in a vast media empire, would shut down sometime in 2024.
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Times Photography Staff, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Ascertain potential risks: Perform a risk assessment to understand where your crown jewels are, who is managing the data (internally or externally), what risks and vulnerabilities exist, and what security measures or controls are lacking.
—Michelle Drolet, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
At the center of the winter wonderland stands the pop-up crown jewel — a towering 12-foot Christmas tree adorned in glistening lights and ornaments.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 11 Dec. 2024
Lan Ha Bay is Cát Bà Island’s crown jewel, where imposing limestone karsts bursting out of jade-green water craft an otherworldly landscape.
—Alexandra Gillespie, Outside Online, 16 Dec. 2024
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Times Photography Staff, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Ascertain potential risks: Perform a risk assessment to understand where your crown jewels are, who is managing the data (internally or externally), what risks and vulnerabilities exist, and what security measures or controls are lacking.
—Michelle Drolet, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
At the center of the winter wonderland stands the pop-up crown jewel — a towering 12-foot Christmas tree adorned in glistening lights and ornaments.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 11 Dec. 2024
Lan Ha Bay is Cát Bà Island’s crown jewel, where imposing limestone karsts bursting out of jade-green water craft an otherworldly landscape.
—Alexandra Gillespie, Outside Online, 16 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crown jewel
Noun
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Jim sees DuPont’s electronics business, which supports the semiconductor industry, as the crown jewel since the artificial intelligence boom has created explosive demand for faster and faster chips.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
16 Jan. 2025
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Upstairs, Elsesser’s serene, hotel-like sleeping quarters lead to the crown jewel: a bathroom to rival all bathrooms, where marble, mirror, and walnut paneling combine to symphonic effect.—
Hannah Martin,
Architectural Digest,
16 Jan. 2025
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By bringing back to the fold a lost treasure from the storied past.—
Han Ong,
The New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2025
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Archaeologists recently unveiled remarkable artifacts from Viking graves in Norway — all thanks to a pair of metal detectorists who unwittingly stumbled across the treasure.—
Andrea Margolis,
Fox News,
8 Jan. 2025
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Glasgow City, an independent operation not linked to a men’s side, won 14 titles in a row between 2008 and 2021, and picked up their 16th league trophy in 2022-23.—
Jessy Parker Humphreys,
The Athletic,
15 Jan. 2025
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They’ll be accompanied by posters, photos, car club clothing, trophies and pin-striping tool kids.—
Roger Catlin,
Smithsonian Magazine,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Crown jewel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crown%20jewel. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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