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as in championship
the position occupied by the one who comes in first in a competition
his lifelong dream of someday winning the heavyweight boxing crown
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as in top
the highest part or point
covered in mud from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head
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Recent Examples of crown
ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
Trade the flower crowns and sneakers for a cowboy hat and some boots, because Coachella has moved out of the Empire Polo Club in Indio and the Stagecoach Festival is moving in, April 24 to 26.
—Vanessa Franko, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Katie Hill, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
Myki Meeks was crowned as the Season 18 winner, taking home a $200,000 grand prize courtesy of RuPaul’s Drag Race Match Queen, a custom crown and scepter from Fierce Drag Jewels, and a year’s supply of Anastasia Beverly Hills Cosmetics.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Koufax threw four no-hitters, including a perfect game, and was the World Series MVP twice, after leading the Dodgers to crowns in 1963 and '65.
—ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
Trade the flower crowns and sneakers for a cowboy hat and some boots, because Coachella has moved out of the Empire Polo Club in Indio and the Stagecoach Festival is moving in, April 24 to 26.
—Vanessa Franko, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Verb
Ross Mathews and Carson Kressley attend the RuPaul's Drag Race Season 18 finale and live crowning on April 17 in New York City.
—Katie Hill, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
Myki Meeks was crowned as the Season 18 winner, taking home a $200,000 grand prize courtesy of RuPaul’s Drag Race Match Queen, a custom crown and scepter from Fierce Drag Jewels, and a year’s supply of Anastasia Beverly Hills Cosmetics.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crown
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This diadem, which is adorned with diamond foliage and strawberry leaves, was designed by Prince Albert in 1861, most likely as a wedding gift for his second daughter with Queen Victoria, Princess Alice, per The Royal Collection Trust.—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
4 Apr. 2026
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Here’s everything to know about Meghan Markle’s wedding tiara, the drama surrounding it, and the diadems that didn’t make the cut for her royal nuptials.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
3 Mar. 2026
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Recall that after the Rams lost in the NFC championship last January, team president Kevin Demoff’s first order of business was signing Snead and McVay to extensions that had been on the table all season.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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And who’s the team with championship expectations versus the team just happy to be out of the Play-In Tournament for the first time since its inception.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
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Though the Red Sox got a run back in the top of the second on a solo homer by Wilyer Abreu, the Orioles immediately responded with a Rutschman fielder’s choice in the second, and then extended the lead on a solo shot by Samuel Basallo in the third.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
25 Apr. 2026
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The Marlins raced out to a 3-0 lead in the top of the first thanks to Xavier Edwards’ RBI double and Liam Hicks’ two-run homer, an impressive drive that cut through a cold San Francisco night.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Well, the reality is, the job is not finished.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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Over 19 seasons, Tomlin compiled a 193-114-2 regular-season record and never finished a single season with a losing record.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
27 Apr. 2026
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Many of the pieces, such as Queen Victoria’s sapphire-and-diamond coronet, carry intensely personal as well as political meaning.—
Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle,
Forbes.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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This past July, she was seen wearing the coronet again during a State Banquet where France chose to attend for the first time in 17 years.—
Elle Meier,
InStyle,
29 Dec. 2025
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He was particularly intrigued by schizophrenia—the pinnacle of madness and the most complex puzzle of all.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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Still, the pinnacles of the heartland-rock canon continue to thrill us in unexpected ways.—
Jack Hamilton,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
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Among the stores are a couple in South Florida that were on last summer’s list that were not completed as planned in 2025.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
27 Apr. 2026
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Caltrans reopened northbound lanes of 19th Avenue in San Francisco early Monday morning, as crews completed the first of three weekend closures for repaving work.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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The coronal loops that the scientists were able to identify measured an average of 30 miles wide, with some as as thin as 13 miles—making these the smallest coronal loops ever observed.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Aug. 2025
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The dramatic coronal headpiece was meant to evoke the Virgin Mary.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
8 May 2018
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“Crown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crown. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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