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Grouped into categories like scientific instruments, modes of transportation and communication devices, many of the objects are nearly jewel-like.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

You can take that idea and run with it—maybe a glaze that incorporates whole cherries, or one made from reduced pomegranate juice that finishes the ham with a jewel-like sheen.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2025

Prized for its jewel-like qualities and the fact that it can be formed into intricate shapes, it has nonetheless always had an Achilles heel: it shatters.

From BBC • Aug. 17, 2023

And that jewel-like magenta-winged bug I so admired in the garden last fall?

From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2023

A massive golden snake was slithering toward him and Koffi, its jewel-like green eyes fixed on them both.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray