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These custom charms feature the names of her three children — son Spencer, 3, and daughters Kit (Katherine), 7, and Annie (Anne), who was born in February 2024 — along with their corresponding birthstones: blue sapphire, amethyst, and blue topaz.
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Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
Randi also added a photo of the Garnet gemstone, the official January birthstone, to her Instagram Stories ahead of her 52nd birthday on Jan. 18.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025
November birthstones Topaz and citrine are the birthstones for November.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
With Jack’s zodiac sign being Virgo, the left gem on the ring appears to be a square-cut peridot — a birthstone associated with the sign.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 25 Dec. 2024
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Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
Randi also added a photo of the Garnet gemstone, the official January birthstone, to her Instagram Stories ahead of her 52nd birthday on Jan. 18.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025
November birthstones Topaz and citrine are the birthstones for November.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
With Jack’s zodiac sign being Virgo, the left gem on the ring appears to be a square-cut peridot — a birthstone associated with the sign.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 25 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for birthstone
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Over the years Jaeger-LeCoultre has used the flip side of the watch case as a canvas for clients’ personal engravings, but also for enameling, miniature art and gemstones.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
1 Apr. 2025
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From surrealist metal silhouettes to chandelier-length fringe and gemstone blooms the size of your cheekbone, this trend isn’t just fashion.—
Ruhama Wolle,
Glamour,
26 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, her second ring, given to her by Timothy Laurence—her husband of more than 30 years—features an oval-cut cabochon sapphire with a cluster of three diamonds on either side.—
Hayley Maitland,
Vogue,
13 Mar. 2025
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In terms of stones, there’s a lot of amethyst and smoky quartz cut into ‘split cabochons’, and perhaps, more unusually for jewelry, some ulexite (or ‘TV stone’).—
Kyle Roderick,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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There are also plenty of her scarab rings, jellyfish earrings and even Egyptian amulets enclosed in small glass globes, compounding on the idea of timeless treasures.—
Lily Templeton,
WWD,
13 Mar. 2025
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On the nearby racks hung smock dresses in earthy colors called basalt and scarab, barrel-leg ecru denim trousers and seaweed green hooded wax-cotton parkas.—
Thessaly La Force,
New York Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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The company, despite the decline in diamond demand, is defiantly doubling down on its use of diamonds, purposely going against the trend of solitaire rings on thin bands to create something more robust and more personal.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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But a solitaire is as classic as a pair of jeans, in my opinion.—
John Yoo and John Shu,
Newsweek,
23 Jan. 2025
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One Turkish restaurant with three locations in the metro, Istanbul Café & Bakery, bills a döner sandwich on a baguette and a döner salad on its menu.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
3 Apr. 2025
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For the pastry fan: Artisan bakery Fox and Lion Bread has all the goods: tuna melt on sourdough, roasted potatoes on a baguette, oatmeal raisin cookies and vegan chocolate chip.—
Shawna Chen,
Axios,
2 Apr. 2025
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An episode at the Golden Globes featured the most celebrity cameos.—
Fred Topel,
Deadline,
6 Apr. 2025
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Neeson made a cameo in Ted 2 and TV series like Derry Girls and Life's Too Short.—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Birthstone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birthstone. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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