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noun

Definition of diamondnext
as in gem
someone or something that is highly valued or admired With her rare all-round talent for sports, she was a diamond of a player.

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verb

as in to gem
to make more attractive by or as if by adding diamonds The ballroom soon filled with diamonded guests ready to dance.

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Recent Examples of diamond
Noun
As for accessories, the athlete donned a silver Lié Studio The Margaret necklace dotted with diamonds throughout. — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 23 Aug. 2026 Guinea is mineral-rich with huge deposits of bauxite — the largest in the world — and also has iron ore, gold, diamonds and minerals. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Verb
Jackie Jackson is opulently dressed for a football game, diamonds blazing on both hands, chandelier earrings, and black high heels under her trousers. — Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026 The weekend showcased Chanel snow boots, one-of-a-kind furs, diamonds the size of ice cubes. — Todd Plummer, Robb Report, 10 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for diamond
Recent Examples of Synonyms for diamond
  1. gem
  2. pearl
  3. jewel
  4. trap
  5. marvel
  6. decorate
Noun
  • The Meltdown had its world premiere in the Un Certain Regard section of this year’s Cannes Film Festival, where The Hollywood Reporter featured it as a hidden gem.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Enjoy this underappreciated gem—just beware the Frogman, who lurks in Stephen’s mind and on every page.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026
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Verb
  • The discovery and export of hydrocarbons in the 20th century transformed relatively small maritime trading and pearling societies into high-income states integrated into global energy markets.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Mar. 2026
  • In the summer of 2024, while visiting my grandmother in China, my husband gave me a pearl ring and asked if we could be pearled.
    — Shayla Love, New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2026
Definition of pearl
Noun
  • The owner of this famous jewel—still worn today by the women of the Luxembourg royal family —did not seem destined to become a grand duchess.
    — Giorgia Olivieri, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The Vienna robbery also comes less than a year after the brazen theft of jewels from the Louvre in Paris.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of jewel
Verb
  • That snow warms the ground below and allows microbes during the winter to release more of the heat-trapping gas methane, Elmendorf said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Making memory foam breathe Cooling materials can only do so much if warm air remains trapped inside a mattress, so ventilation makes up another substantial part of the design.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of trap
Noun
  • The Aurzen Zip is a marvel of engineering, packing bright, colorful images, easy connectivity, and a full 90 minutes of battery life into its tiny shell.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 28 Aug. 2026
  • These detectors are modern marvels in their own right and represent the culmination of a long heritage of new technology that enables new discoveries.
    — Don Figer, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of marvel
Verb
  • The walls are decorated with memories, paintings and artwork, like needlework from his wife that depicts cats in their leisure time.
    — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Over the course of two long and decorated MLB careers — which includes Heyward’s five Gold Gloves, Freeman’s 10 All-Star selections, and five World Series rings between the two of them — their paths diverged and reconnected multiple times.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
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“Diamond.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diamond. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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