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precious
adjective as in favorite, valued
adjective as in expensive; rare
adjective as in extremely sophisticated and picky
Example Sentences
His fateful choice that day — rescuing, or some might say stealing, a precious painting of a goldfinch — brings him solace.
Gold’s reputation as a safe haven asset has been tested again as global economic uncertainty and geopolitical tensions lure investors toward the ancient precious metal.
Claire Rowney, chief executive at charity Breast Cancer Now, said she was "delighted" that the drug would offer some people "the hope of more precious time to do what matters most to them".
The EPA installed raised barriers and layers of thick plastic to prevent groundwater runoff and used air-quality monitors to ensure that the battery dust, which contains precious and semiprecious metals, did not contaminate the air.
Everything now was ephemera, snapshots of precious moments and people that were a part of who I was.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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