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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That’s because the company could be sitting on a gold mine. Daniel Wine, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024 Areas like crypto investing and business AI integration are a gold mine. Tom Noh, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024 Copper is largely extracted from open-pit mines, which, like the gold mine in the social media post, can be enormous. Kate S. Petersen, USA TODAY, 1 Dec. 2024 No matter who initiates the litigation, Musk is for certain one thing: a gold mine to the legal industry. Jenn Brice, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for gold mine 

Word History

First Known Use

1605, in the meaning defined above

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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 21 Dec. 2024.

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