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pearl

noun as in gem

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They also include a sprinkling of coarse pearl sugar, which adds a delicious crunch to each bite.

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In the Roxy’s lobby is a portrait of Curry in character as the mad doctor in pearls.

We clutch the pearls of pseudo-science and wisdom we glean from our favorite poisoned well of journalism while our critical faculties erode.

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The three leads can still, when given room, generate an anything-can-happen vibe, even if the improvisatory pearls are in short supply.

He wore a lightweight black raincoat and loafers, a dark business suit, a crisp white shirt, a narrow black tie and a pearl stick-pin.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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