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Gem Picked Up By 9 Crossword Clue

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99%9Exact Match!
noun

• a transparent or translucent gemstone with a pearly luster; some specimens are orthoclase feldspar and others are plagioclase feldspar

39%6Picked at, picked at, picked at
noun

• an excited state of agitation

• an angry disturbance

• a quarrel about petty points

• a rapid active commotion

verb

• worry unnecessarily or excessively

• care for like a mother

20%11Picked up the pace
adjective satellite

• speeded up, as of an academic course

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