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rhinestone

[rahyn-stohn] / ˈraɪnˌstoʊn /


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"We could all afford to live a little more like Dolly. Be kind, be humble, and have some fun…Be a diamond in a rhinestone world," Newsom said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 25, 2026

"Not to mention, all those heavy rhinestone outfits, the big hair, my big… uh, personality," she joked.

From BBC ● May 4, 2026

Ms. Kobielski’s photos are highly saturated, with daytime flash manufacturing brilliance against silk organza and rhinestone jewelry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026

“Show y’all how, someone like you, gets to where I’m at today, being someone like me, because I used to be someone like you,” he says, standing in front of inmates in a rhinestone suit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026

"It's like he was using Scruffy to help him find something. Then yesterday, when I found the rhinestone in Gregory's stuff, Scruffy started sniffing it and barking like crazy."

From "The Cinderella Ballet Mystery: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #4" by Carolyn Keene

But if I did, I’d put rhinestones on it.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

Unlike her famous wigs, rhinestones and stilettos, it wasn’t something she could, or would, remove.

From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026

Parton later quietly organized for Bandit to be surpised with a custom acoustic guitar, bedazzled with rhinestones and the words "To Brigitte, Love Dolly" scribbled across it.

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

Known for her larger-than-life image, Dolly Parton combined rhinestones, wit and charm to sustain a career that crossed from country to mainstream pop.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

If this was not enough, they wore clip-on earbobs of various colored rhinestones and circles of rouge on their brown cheeks.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd




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