cubic zirconia
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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
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
El Quijote’s fans saw the place as a diamond, but others saw cubic zirconia.
From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2018
Looking at myself in the rearview mirror, I took the cubic zirconia stud out of my left ear and replaced it with La Llorona’s elaborate ear pendant.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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