as in cash
something (as pieces of stamped metal or printed paper) customarily and legally used as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment
all the gold in the world won't buy happiness
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Recent Examples of gold
Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2025
Economic upheavals have evaporated the public’s savings, pushing average Iranians into holding onto hard currencies, gold, cars and other tangible wealth.
—Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 10 Apr. 2025
The gold Mega Balls will range from 1-24 in the new game.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA Today, 10 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Although bitcoin still trades day to day like a tech stock , the analyst maintains that its growing institutional adoption has also strengthened its digital gold thesis.
—Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2025
Economic upheavals have evaporated the public’s savings, pushing average Iranians into holding onto hard currencies, gold, cars and other tangible wealth.
—Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
Hand-wash brushed gold flatware.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 10 Apr. 2025
The gold Mega Balls will range from 1-24 in the new game.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA Today, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gold
Noun
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Money isn’t everything Harris raised a ton of cash.—
Amie Parnes,
The Hill,
14 Apr. 2025
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In turn, the government must borrow other money from the public to raise the cash needed.—
Doug Criscitello,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The 30-year gilt yield was 25 basis points higher at 5.597% at 5 p.m. London time, at its highest level since 1998, after rising as much as 30 basis points earlier in the session.—
Chloe Taylor,Jenni Reid,Sawdah Bhaimiya,Sophie Kiderlin,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2025
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Wendy Labrum Interiors An antique marble fireplace and gilt mirror ground the formal living room in the designer Wendy Labrum’s own Chicago home.—
Dan Howarth,
Architectural Digest,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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While Smoke heads to town to buy provisions for the club, Stack and Sammie hire another musician, the elderly Delta Slim (Delroy Lindo), who has been playing harmonica for coins at the train station.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2025
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Some have rewards like valuable expendable items, such as keys to open locked doors or coins to exchange for tools like shovels and compasses.—
Diego Argüello,
Rolling Stone,
12 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Bake in preheated oven until topping is golden brown and edges are bubbling, 20 to 30 minutes.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
17 Apr. 2025
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There's nothing quite like sipping rosé in its apple orchard during golden hour.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Instead of setting a budget and committing yourself to sticking to it, try putting systems in place to handle your money automatically, Sethi said.—
Kamaron McNair,
CNBC,
22 Mar. 2025
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With the first wave of free agency complete, the time for big-money signings is over anyway.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
The Athletic,
22 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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From the gilded cash registers adorned with golden nifflers to the giant-friendly floo-powder fireplace in the queue for Harry Potter and the Battle at the Ministry, every detail is impeccable.—
Samantha Neely,
USA Today,
6 Apr. 2025
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The lobby dazzles with gilded mosaics and Italian marble.—
Matthew Sedacca,
Curbed,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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For creators and small businesses, adaptability is the new currency, said Murad Salikhov, co-founder of Schwarzwald Capital, a venture capital fund focused on fintech and the creator economy.—
Anisha Sircar,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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The central bank strengthens or weakens its currency against a basket of its main trading partners, thus effectively setting the S$NEER.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Gold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gold. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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