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as in gold
covered in a thin layer of gold
An antique mirror in a gilded frame hung over the marble fireplace.
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as in wealthy
coming from or characterized by wealth and luxury
The exclusive nightclub was a popular hangout among the city's gilded youth. The grand hotel has been lovingly restored to its former gilded splendor.
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or gilt
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as in varnished
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as in painted
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Recent Examples of gilded
Brian T. Allen, National Review, 13 Feb. 2025
Could the extensive list of first-time Golden Globes nominees – Glen Powell, Adam Brody, Pamela Anderson, Kali Reis and Seth Myers among them – finally score their first gilded orb?
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
Similar to a design from the label’s spring 2025 ready-to-wear collection, the dress featured a gilded trompe-l’oeil tie detail.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 9 Feb. 2025
Underneath the gilded serpentine arches at the city's new-ish hotspot Coqodaq, Phillip Lim thanked his closest friends and family for showing up at his fourth annual Lunar New Year celebration with Hennessy.
—Gaby Keiderling, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2025
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Brooklyn Museum’s 500-object show is a gilded albatross.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 13 Feb. 2025
Could the extensive list of first-time Golden Globes nominees – Glen Powell, Adam Brody, Pamela Anderson, Kali Reis and Seth Myers among them – finally score their first gilded orb?
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
Similar to a design from the label’s spring 2025 ready-to-wear collection, the dress featured a gilded trompe-l’oeil tie detail.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 9 Feb. 2025
Underneath the gilded serpentine arches at the city's new-ish hotspot Coqodaq, Phillip Lim thanked his closest friends and family for showing up at his fourth annual Lunar New Year celebration with Hennessy.
—Gaby Keiderling, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gilded
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The corset also included a gold heart as a nod to Penelope's love of Colin Bridgerton in the story, played by Luke Newton.—
Justine Fisher,
People.com,
24 Feb. 2025
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The bartender turns on green, white, and gold Christmas lights.—
Joseph O’Neill,
The New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Jacob Elordi plays Dorrigo Evans’ younger self, stumbling into an engagement with a girlfriend from a wealthy family (Olivia DeJonge) while falling in love with his uncle’s wife Amy (Odessa Young), a bohemian youngster who has clearly done some regrettable matrimonial stumbling herself.—
Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
15 Feb. 2025
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But then the Birds sold 8% of their operation to two wealthy families in deals that valued the club at $8.1 billion and $8.3 billion, respectively.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
14 Feb. 2025
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The sun has disappeared beyond the middle-class condos of West Palm Beach and the western sky is painted tangerine.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2025
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There are no windows from Ski Dubai to the outside world and its walls and ceiling are painted in a creamy-blue color giving it a perpetual appearance of twilight.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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And Canada’s links here to a golden past — Crosby, Brad Marchand and Drew Doughty — looked their ages on Saturday night.—
Chris Johnston,
The Athletic,
16 Feb. 2025
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With the Oscars less than one month away, film fanatics are gearing up for who will take home the golden statuettes.—
Greta Cross,
USA TODAY,
16 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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My husband, however, grew up in a very different reality—an affluent town where many of his friends were driving cars that cost as much as our house.—
Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal,
Parents,
21 Feb. 2025
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The first daytime drama to premiere in over 25 years, Beyond the Gates is set in the leafy Maryland suburb of Fairmont Crest, just outside of Washington, D.C., one the most affluent African American counties in the United States.—
Anne Easton,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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In a slice of rich irony, OpenAI itself began to whine a couple of weeks ago when a Chinese rival, DeepSeek, garnered sudden attention.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
17 Feb. 2025
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This show is effectively an anthology drama, with each new edition following a different set of rich tourists and well-meaning service industry employees at high-end international resorts.—
Noel Murray,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2025
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Each six-way power seat comes clad in smooth black leather with white contrast stitching at the seams and the trident logo embroidered into the headrest.—
Martin Lerma,
Robb Report,
23 Dec. 2024
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The dress, made of nude and black tulle and hand-embroidered with over 100,000 beads and sequins, was originally shown on a mannequin, and had never been worn by a human being before.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
20 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Savor almond and espresso gelati while visiting baroque churches on piazzas built by ancient Greeks.—
Tristan Rutherford,
Robb Report,
1 Feb. 2025
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Watch on Deadline Van Kampen wrote the play Farinelli and the King and its baroque music.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Gilded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gilded. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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