cubic zirconia

Sometimes cubic zir·coni·um

[zur-koh-nee-uh]

noun

plural

cubic zirconias 

1. an artificial crystal resembling a diamond in refraction, dispersion, hardness, and color, used in jewelry. CZ

Example Sentences

Hegseth is the ultimate in cubic zirconia manhood.

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Ivana proudly discloses they are cubic zirconia — fake and worthless — showing the AIDS-stricken Cohn what Trump really thinks of him.

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A week later, Tiffany employees discovered during a routine inventory that the diamond ring had been replaced by a fake with a cubic zirconia stone.

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Hanging by another is a shiny Damien Hirst cabinet filled with rows of cubic zirconia.

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There is a lot of confusion between zircons, a mined mineral, and cubic zirconia, an inexpensive synthetic crystal.

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