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
Zoom in: Unlike Ukraine, Taiwan plays a pivotal role in the global economy, with its crown jewel chip-maker, TSMC, manufacturing more than 90% of the world's most advanced semiconductors.
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Zachary Basu, Axios, 8 Mar. 2025
Napa Valley: The King of Cabernet If California wine had a royal family, Napa Valley would be king—and its crown jewel is Cabernet Sauvignon.
—Emily Price, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
People in all areas understand that scientific progress in America is a crown jewel of our progress as a country.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 25 Feb. 2025
Brooklyn Botanic Garden, New York Photo: Getty Images Designed by the Olmsted brothers (sons of Prospect and Central Park designer Frederick Law Olmsted) and opened in 1911, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden is one of New York City’s crown jewels.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 14 Mar. 2025
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Zachary Basu, Axios, 8 Mar. 2025
Napa Valley: The King of Cabernet If California wine had a royal family, Napa Valley would be king—and its crown jewel is Cabernet Sauvignon.
—Emily Price, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
People in all areas understand that scientific progress in America is a crown jewel of our progress as a country.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 25 Feb. 2025
Brooklyn Botanic Garden, New York Photo: Getty Images Designed by the Olmsted brothers (sons of Prospect and Central Park designer Frederick Law Olmsted) and opened in 1911, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden is one of New York City’s crown jewels.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crown jewel
Noun
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In Midtown’s southeasterly quadrant, the Fifth Avenue Hotel is the jewel of 28th St.—
Christopher Cameron,
Robb Report,
9 Apr. 2025
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In their new thriller Crime 101, an adaptation of the Don Winslow novella of the same name, Berry plays a weary insurance broker who gets involved in a multimillion-dollar heist led by a master jewel thief named Davis, portrayed by Hemsworth.—
Erin Clack,
People.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Astin, Plimpton, Green, Feldman, Davi, and Pantoliano joined Josh Brolin and Ke Huy Quan in hunting down the trusty ship of notorious pirate One-Eyed Willy, hoping to happen on some treasure to secure their families' futures.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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The cosmopolitan has roots in one town and one nation but treasures and learns from many other national streams.—
David Brooks,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Harding won the trophy in 2013, Dubnyk won in 2015 and Dumba was a finalist in 2021.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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Madrid has a mountain to climb in the decider at home a week from now, though if its anyone that can overcome such a deficit in the elite competition, look no further than the 15-time record winners and defending champions of the big-eared trophy.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Crown jewel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crown%20jewel. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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