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amethyst

[am-uh-thist] / ˈæm ə θɪst /


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Heyward co-hosted a fundraiser with his wife last week where Pratt was smudged with sage before standing in front of a giant amethyst geode to address about 125 people.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026

On Monday, Giorgio Armani also presented velvets and cashmere of green, blue and amethyst shades, four months after the death of the legendary designer aged 91.

From Barron's ● Jan. 19, 2026

One was an amethyst gem depicting a Cupid - the Roman god of love - riding a dolphin, which Mr Birbiglia bought for £42 in May 2016.

From BBC ● May 27, 2024

The shade of the jacket is an oft-underrated neutral, pairing nicely with virtually any other piece in your suitcase, maybe even amethyst or royal blue too.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2024

It was simple: crafted of silver, its only ornamentation lay in the fingernail-sized amethyst embedded in its center.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas

It’s set with rubies, amethysts, sapphires, garnet, topazes and tourmalines.

From Seattle Times ● May 6, 2023

Weighing five pounds, with a velvet cap and band of ermine fur, the crown includes a dazzling array of rubies, amethysts, sapphires, topazes, tourmalines and garnet.

From Salon ● May 5, 2023

The St Edward's Crown, made up of a solid gold frame set with rubies, amethysts, sapphires, garnet, topazes and tourmalines, follows its original medieval forebear in having four crosses-pattée and four fleurs-de-lis.

From Reuters ● Dec. 3, 2022

The purple “L” in the logo was fashioned from 17 amethysts, one for each of the 17 championships in franchise history.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2021

He took hold of it again and pulled with all his might The music played more strongly, and the tight all about the churchyard glowed like amethysts; but the sword still stuck.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White




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