crown jewels

noun

plural of crown jewel
as in jewels
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 jewels The crime followed a series of high-profile heists at major European museums, including the theft in October of French crown jewels and other items worth 88 million euros ($101 million) from the Louvre in Paris. — ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026 The crime followed a series of high-profile heists at major European museums, including the theft of French crown jewels and other items from the Louvre in Paris. — CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026 Leaders across Europe, Asia and North America rejected the deal, accusing Infantino of trying to quietly sell off the sport's crown jewels. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026 The October break-ins at the museum happened less than a week before the Louvre was robbed of the country’s crown jewels on October 19th, in a brazen heist that led to the eventual ousting of Louvre president Laurence des Cars. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 7 Aug. 2026 However, since Spider-Man franchise is among Sony’s crown jewels, the studio has in the past few years handled its home entertainment plans a bit differently. — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 But this past summer, that itch has felt more like a siren’s call as, like many outdoors lovers, I’ve been saddened by reports of serious overcrowding at one of America’s crown jewels. — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026 Many of Britain’s corporate crown jewels make more of their money in the US and fast-growing Asian markets than at home. — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 21 July 2026 From there, the Mace, Elizabeth Sword and Crown of Scotland — a collection including some of the Scottish crown jewels — were carried into the Chamber to the tune of music performed by the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Brass Ensemble. — Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 27 June 2026
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  1. jewels
  2. treasures
  3. trophies
Noun
  • Few jewels embody that idea as effortlessly as the tennis necklace, which has become a modern jewelry staple.
    — Pooja Mistry, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Pearls are considered the most subdued of jewels, second only to the jet jewelry to which Victorian women were limited during their long periods of formal mourning.
    — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of jewels
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
  • Assateague Island is one of Maryland's treasures and is famous for the wild horses who call it home.
    — Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of treasures
Noun
  • The 41-year-old is widely considered one of the best players in history, winning five Ballon d’Or awards in addition to a host of major trophies and record-breaking achievements.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Some people will be wondering why Spurs could not command a bigger fee for their captain who only signed a new long-term contract last year and has won multiple trophies at international level.
    — Jay Harris, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of trophies

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“Crown jewels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crown%20jewels. Accessed 23 Aug. 2026.

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