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as in bright
having qualities which inspire hope
this may be your golden moment to impress a baseball scout, so don't blow it
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as in round
marked by conspicuously full and rich sounds or tones
sang in a golden alto that filled the concert hall
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as in thriving
marked by vigorous growth and well-being especially economically
the golden age of industrialization
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as in blond
of a pale yellow or yellowish brown color
a golden Labrador
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as in promising
pointing toward a happy outcome
that new job is a golden opportunity
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Recent Examples of golden
Trump’s election hopefully marks the beginning of a new golden era in America, but only if our culture fully wakes up.
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Carl Weiser, The Enquirer, 27 Dec. 2024
Uncover, and continue baking until golden brown and custard is set, about 25 minutes longer.
—Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
From 1923 to 1955, roughly the golden era of neon signage, the Manhattan Buildings Department issued 73,539 permits for electric signs, a vast majority of them neon, according to Mr. Rinaldi.
—John Freeman Gill, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Later Daters is another take on dating for golden singles, but with, in my opinion, more nuance, heart, and personality than The Golden Bachelor.
—Vox Staff, Vox, 23 Dec. 2024
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Carl Weiser, The Enquirer, 27 Dec. 2024
Uncover, and continue baking until golden brown and custard is set, about 25 minutes longer.
—Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
From 1923 to 1955, roughly the golden era of neon signage, the Manhattan Buildings Department issued 73,539 permits for electric signs, a vast majority of them neon, according to Mr. Rinaldi.
—John Freeman Gill, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Later Daters is another take on dating for golden singles, but with, in my opinion, more nuance, heart, and personality than The Golden Bachelor.
—Vox Staff, Vox, 23 Dec. 2024
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Walk through the bright lights, go ice skating in the he rink or partake in some fun holiday photo opps.Michele Herrmann, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement The Thurman fight was under the bright lights of the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, where Pacquiao had made his boxing home.Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
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For popular half-day hikes, popular jaunts include the Smith Spring Trail (around two miles round-trip), Devil’s Hall Trail (around 4 miles round-trip), or McKittrick Canyon Trail (between 5 and 7 miles round-trip).Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2024
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In green and in red, and even in gold, Skinny and round, wispy and bold.Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 20 Dec. 2024
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Another member, who runs a thriving real estate development company with his family, relied on Quintessentially to help book meal and hotel reservations on a recent six-week-long work trip through the Middle East and Asia.Brienne Walsh, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Thousands of businesses like ours flourish in a thriving production environment.Erik Hayden, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Dec. 2024
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Defender Rudy Glenn emerges in leather pants and a studded vest, a shock of blond curls framing his face, a cigarette dangling, more rock God than soccer player.Pablo Maurer, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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Donning blond braids and an all-white outfit with a matching fluffy cowboy hat, the singer poses as the cactus lights up.Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024
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Despite a promising early start, with a major win in a playwriting contest, Hanff never succeeded in getting any of her original plays on a Broadway stage.The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 20 Dec. 2024
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The clay dust experiment offers a promising, cost-effective approach to enhancing natural carbon storage with little disruption to marine ecosystems.Scott Travers, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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There was still an optimistic view that all MLS teams aren’t blatantly skirting the rules.Emily Olsen, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
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Kevin O’Connell has a team full of believers This year’s version of the Vikings have followed the lead of their optimistic head coach.Steve Silverman, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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His ringing, carefree laugh mixed with soaring rhetoric about democracy, working families and hope.Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2024
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Frey’s slow strumming and ringing, open chords add a country feel to what is, at its essence, an R&B waltz, and Meisner’s walking bass line summons a bluegrass feel.Rob Tannenbaum, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2023
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The parallels between agricultural practices and prosperous business strategies are rooted in flexibility and the ability to innovate in response to challenges.Stefano Carganico, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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Before the war, many of the Christians in Gaza were successful professionals who lived in Rimal, a once prosperous neighborhood in Gaza City.Aaron Boxerman, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Golden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/golden. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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