gold rush

noun

1
: a rush to newly discovered goldfields in pursuit of riches
2
: the headlong pursuit of sudden wealth in a new or lucrative field
gold rusher noun

Examples of gold rush in a Sentence

the California gold rush of 1849
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Many Black Americans garnered wealth during the gold rush by opening up shops and mining for gold. Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025 Over the last decade, the streaming revolution has triggered a documentary gold rush. Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024 Topline The best-performing stock on the S&P 500 this year isn’t Nvidia or Tesla, but rather another, more under-the-radar name benefitting from the artificial intelligence gold rush: Palantir Technologies, the data-hungry defense contractor run by eccentric billionaire Alex Karp. Derek Saul, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024 Skyrocketing salaries for top athletes and lucrative deals for college players have touched off a new gold rush among wealth management firms. Robert Frank, CNBC, 24 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for gold rush 

Word History

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of gold rush was in 1848

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“Gold rush.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gold%20rush. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.

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