brass ring

noun

Definition of brass ringnext
as in treasure trove

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Recent Examples of brass ring The dress in question is the Alexa Gown from Cult Gaia, which features the brand’s signature cutouts created from gold-toned, brushed brass rings binding its silk fabric into intricate patterns. — Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 13 Aug. 2025 The impressive brass ring was found at Wawel Royal Castle in Krakow, Poland. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2025 In such a competitive market, with slim pickings for starter homes in the lower price range (DELETE and for starter homes), catching a break on mortgage rates is a brass ring. — Andrea Riquier, USA TODAY, 14 Sep. 2024 Another detectorist then found a large, ornate brass ring, according to the post. — Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 11 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for brass ring
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brass ring
  1. treasure trove
  2. plum
  3. prize money
  4. pearl
  5. gold
  6. treasure
  7. prize
  8. gem
Noun
  • Riverfront Antiques is home to a treasure trove of vintage items.
    — Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • More than just a treasure trove of secondhand furniture and collectibles, Dunn’s is also home to Rosie’s Cafe—a charming neighborhood diner-style cafe beloved by locals and out-of-towners for simple sandwiches and vintage sodas.
    — Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of treasure trove
Noun
  • Three Tenses is born from a draft Park had written, saved on a floppy disc, then plum forgot about for a couple decades.
    — Diana Arterian, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star and fashion designer Rachel Zoe looks gorgeous in a plum dress at a summer dinner hosted by The Zoe Report in Montauk, New York, on August 10.
    — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of plum
Noun
  • Kristen Kish, host of Top Chef, is well aware of this squeeze and wants the winners of the Bravo reality cooking show to be awarded more prize money for triumphing in the kitchen.
    — The Deadline Team, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2026
  • One male and one female athlete are to be crowned champions, with the two winners receiving $250,000 in scholarship prize money to be divided between them.
    — Joey Garrison, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of prize money
Noun
  • The pearls are reimagined from the original formula that first launched in the ’80s.
    — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2026
  • In the warmer months, old money adherents lean toward milky white polishes and pink pearl nails.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of pearl
Noun
  • By comparison, according to the study, the burial robes of King Sigismund III Vasa and Queen Constance of Habsburg, interred around the same time in Kraków in southern Poland, contain not a single pure gold thread.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Out beyond the shore, the sky had turned a wash of pink and gold—a celestial curtainfall soundtracked by the thwack of a snare drum, and the mellifluous burble of yet another pint being poured.
    — Taran Dugal, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of gold
Noun
  • Hong Kong — There’s a plucky little Qing Dynasty artifact that at first glance looks out of place among China’s many Forbidden City treasures.
    — Stephy Chung, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The Jabara family loaded themselves and their treasure of berries into Sam’s black Dodge truck and headed back toward Mancelona.
    — Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of treasure
Noun
  • Players have been discarded, standards raised and difficult calls made in pursuit of a team capable of winning the biggest prizes.
    — James McNicholas, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • No one won the Powerball jackpot or the $2 million Match 5 + Power Play prize, but one lucky person in Florida won the $1 million Match 5 prize.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of prize
Noun
  • These nine memorable films include huge box office hits as well as gems known mostly to dedicated cinephiles.
    — David Faris, TheWeek, 19 Aug. 2026
  • New Hampshire, Maine, Rhode Island and Vermont are absolute gems.
    — Josh Yohe, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of gem

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“Brass ring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brass%20ring. Accessed 22 Aug. 2026.

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