gold mine

noun

: a rich source of something desired

Examples of gold mine in a Sentence

The library is a gold mine of information. the estate sale promises to be a gold mine for antique dealers
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Promises of gold mines: Ex-NFL player gets prison for running Ponzi scheme Fugitive ‘cosmopolitan globetrotter’ Marganda had stolen over $24.5 million by the time investors realized his programs were fictitious. Michael Loria, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025 The wealth of Roku’s first-party data could be a gold mine for Amazon or Google, according to Laura Martin, an analyst at the investment bank Needham and Company. Adam Clark Estes, Vox, 27 Mar. 2025 Their firsthand knowledge can be a gold mine of practical advice and lessons learned. Razzak Jallow, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025 During that process, the gang has been able to gain control of gold mines in the state of Bolivar as well as drug corridors on the Caribbean coast and some clandestine border crossings between Venezuela and neighboring Colombia, according to the State Department. Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gold mine

Word History

First Known Use

1605, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of gold mine was in 1605

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“Gold mine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gold%20mine. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.

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