zirconia
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Cubic zirconia and rutile titania could meet demand in theory, but economic modeling by the Columbia team suggests production costs would skyrocket with increased demand.
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A week later, Tiffany employees discovered during a routine inventory that the diamond ring had been replaced by a fake with a cubic zirconia stone.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
Tiny rabbits made of gold-plated metal and cubic zirconia jewels celebrate the Year of the Rabbit in style.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 18, 2023
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
The zirconia studs weren’t expensive, but they were a birthday gift from Mamá, so I didn’t want to lose them.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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