as in jewel
a usually valuable stone cut and polished for ornament
traditionally, the gemstone for someone born in May is an emerald
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Recent Examples of gemstone
The helmet was made of bronze and then gilded in gold and adorned with dark red gemstones called garnets, ROMU said.
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2025
Hence the more intense color, like a gemstone with facets, SAXEM creates the illusion of emitting light.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 21 Jan. 2025
He’s also accidentally stolen a giant gemstone owned by a Sicilian Mafia bigwig, however, and needs to retrieve it from his liason’s safety deposit box in the building’s vault or else.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2025
Bri hands each of her children a gemstone and instructs them both to think about Daddy.
—Lincee Ray, EW.com, 4 Jan. 2025
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2025
Hence the more intense color, like a gemstone with facets, SAXEM creates the illusion of emitting light.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 21 Jan. 2025
He’s also accidentally stolen a giant gemstone owned by a Sicilian Mafia bigwig, however, and needs to retrieve it from his liason’s safety deposit box in the building’s vault or else.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2025
Bri hands each of her children a gemstone and instructs them both to think about Daddy.
—Lincee Ray, EW.com, 4 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gemstone
Noun
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Weaving a fascination for lace A delicate jewel among textiles, lace is an elegant and deceptively simple creation whose appeal has been spun for centuries.—
David Morgan,
CBS News,
7 Feb. 2025
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While Mar presided over the festivities (dressed in an all-black Carolina Herrera suit and Tiffany & Co. jewels), guests navigated a sea of butlered canapes and decadent carving stations.—
Leah Faye Cooper,
Vogue,
4 Feb. 2025
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This fun comedy is a hidden gem on the streamer starring Eddie Murphy as real-life legend Rudy Ray Moore, a comedy and rap pioneer who proved naysayers wrong when his hilarious, obscene, kung-fu fighting alter ego, Dolemite, became a 1970s Blaxploitation phenomenon.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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While different age demographics tend to want different things out of their vacation destinations, travelers of all ages can appreciate a hidden gem.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
13 Feb. 2025
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To many progressive rock fans, Yes, Genesis, and King Crimson represent the holy trinity of the genre.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
19 Feb. 2025
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Rick Buckler, the drummer for English rock band The Jam, has died.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2025
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With Trump planning to impose 25% tariffs on the US’s two top trade partners, Mexico and Canada, and a 10% tariff already in effect on Chinese goods, experts say India could benefit from these strained trade relationships by exporting more technology, electronics and jewelry to America.—
Rosa de Acosta,
CNN,
11 Feb. 2025
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Think animal jewelry — bridles, straps and other harness parts adorned with eagle heads, rosettes, griffins, busts of Herakles, serpents and lions, often shaped from gold.—
Christopher Knight,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Gemstone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gemstone. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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