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cubic zirconia

American  
[zur-koh-nee-uh] / zɜrˈkoʊ ni ə /
Sometimes cubic zirconium

noun

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


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Proposed alternatives include minerals such as calcium carbonate, alpha alumina, rutile and anatase titania, cubic zirconia, and even diamond.

From Science Daily • Oct. 21, 2025

A week later, Tiffany employees discovered during a routine inventory that the diamond ring had been replaced by a fake with a cubic zirconia stone.

From Seattle Times • May 6, 2024

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

From New York Times • Mar. 28, 2024

Juarez made Treviño a special batch and she started experimenting with it, putting it on contemporary, pop-culture jewelry like bamboo hoops and adding her Treviño-touches, like cubic zirconia.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 28, 2023

Now this might seem like no big deal, but the cubic zirconia pageant crowns are guarded more safely than the bank across the street.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy

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