as in accessory
decorative objects (such as earrings, rings, necklaces, and bracelets) worn on the body
She willed her large collection of jewelry to her nieces.
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Recent Examples of jewelry
Just hours before the thieves quietly stole the historic coins, four chainsaw-wielding thieves broke into the Louvre Museum in Paris using a ladder boosted by a mechanical boom truck to force a window open at the famed museum and steal millions of dollars worth of jewelry.
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Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
In Peter Jackson’s hands, jewelry becomes geopolitics—one accessory to unmake a world.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2025
Jewelry or Storage Organization Another ways to use your shoebox for organization is with your jewelry or smaller items like receipts and important paperwork.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2025
Among the eight pieces of jewelry taken was a pearl and diamond tiara from the collection of Queen Marie-Amelie and Queen Hortense, according to the Louvre.
—Lilia Geho, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2025
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Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
In Peter Jackson’s hands, jewelry becomes geopolitics—one accessory to unmake a world.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2025
Jewelry or Storage Organization Another ways to use your shoebox for organization is with your jewelry or smaller items like receipts and important paperwork.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2025
Among the eight pieces of jewelry taken was a pearl and diamond tiara from the collection of Queen Marie-Amelie and Queen Hortense, according to the Louvre.
—Lilia Geho, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jewelry
Noun
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Act now to not miss out on these Amazon outlet deals on timeless clothing items, comfortable shoes, durable luggage, and helpful travel accessories, all for $50 or less.—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
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At Collina Strada’s New York Fashion Week spring 2026 show, designer Hillary Taymour sent hairy beanies down the runway, while Schiaparelli and Simone Rocha have produced human hair accessories, neckties, and earrings.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Cabinet Room of the White House has also gotten some golden ornamentation added.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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The iconic theater, with its elaborate ornamentation, arcades, balconies and turrets, was built in the Spanish Baroque style.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
8 Oct. 2025
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The museum embraces the town’s unique role as a final home after one’s life, showcasing everything from early-20th-century embalming equipment to the tombstones of 19th-century San Francisco residents — once sold in a Santa Cruz consignment shop and advertised as Halloween decorations.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
26 Oct. 2025
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Some of these sites include more than one building with notable interior detailing or decorations.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Oct. 2025
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Its influence ricocheted through decades of homages, from Madonna to Ryan Gosling, proof that a perfect jewel-box tableau never dulls.—
Lilah Ramzi,
Vogue,
25 Oct. 2025
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The actor, who portrayed dapper casino thief Danny Ocean in Ocean's Eleven and its sequels, reflected on the audacious burglary in which a group of thieves stole more than $100 million worth of historic jewels from Paris' foremost museum on Sunday.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Jewelry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jewelry. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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