cubic zirconia
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A week later, Tiffany employees discovered during a routine inventory that the diamond ring had been replaced by a fake with a cubic zirconia stone.
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
Andrew Dominik's insufferable NC-17 adaptation of Joyce Carol Oates' novel of the same name is to Marilyn Monroe what cubic zirconia are to diamonds.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2022
Think gold bamboo earrings pierced with a neon tongue ring and 5-inch-long cubic zirconia strips.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2020
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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