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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
Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 5 Jan. 2025
Sometimes those gold nuggets would rain down on me.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 4 Jan. 2025
Ashley J. Dimella Fox News, Fox News, 2 Jan. 2025
The original photo features gold Cuban link shades with two Advil gels, and boasts more than 100,000 likes, including from the late designer Virgil Abloh.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 2 Jan. 2025
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And then sometimes those gold nuggets would rain down on me.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 5 Jan. 2025
Sometimes those gold nuggets would rain down on me.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 4 Jan. 2025
Adjective
This is not the first time the Salvation Army has received a gold coin in one of its kettles, as in the last four years the organization has literally struck gold across the U.S.
Two South African Krugerrands were donated in Naples, California, and Canton, Michigan.
—Ashley J. Dimella Fox News, Fox News, 2 Jan. 2025
The original photo features gold Cuban link shades with two Advil gels, and boasts more than 100,000 likes, including from the late designer Virgil Abloh.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 2 Jan. 2025
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Under the terms of the acquisition, Disney would own 70 percent of Fubo, and Fubo would receive an aggregate cash payment of $220 million from Disney, Fox, and WBD when the deal closes.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2025
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That added to a full slate of companies and other countries’ governments looking to raise fresh cash at the beginning of the year, with investors demanding higher yields in response.Joe Rennison, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Early images from the movie show Hathaway in a golden halo-like headdress and gilt bodysuit, looking like Cher meets the Virgin Mary — and, well, I’m sold.Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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One is the savior goddess Tara, as seen in a 14th-century gilt copper sculpture from Nepal.Holland Cotter, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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Some stars task Mario with collecting 100 coins which are accrued by exploring the world, hitting coin boxes, and defeating enemies.Patricia Hernandez, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2025
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Attendees will purchase food from local vendors, drinks and access to kids activities such as a giant slide and bounce house with festival coins.Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 9 Jan. 2025
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The pie typically has a golden brown top, warming spices like cinnamon and nutmeg, and a custard filling firm enough to eat by hand.Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
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As dawn unfurls, golden rays pierce through the coastal mist, revealing a path of broken branches and impossibly large footprints winding past the door of my luxurious tented shelter.Christine Chitnis, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2025
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The researchers’ analysis suggests this may also be allegedly linked to money laundering.Matt Burgess, WIRED, 14 Jan. 2025
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Butler’s current seven-game suspension will cost Butler a total of about $2.4 million in salary, although the National Basketball Players Association intends to file a grievance to dispute the suspension in hopes of recouping some of that money.Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
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Wishing you a gilded future—whether reboots are in the picture, or not.Remy Blumenfeld, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Jan. 2025
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Among such changes was the emerging distinction between art and science, a distinction reinforced at the Huntington through the fact that Constable’s paintings are surrounded by ornate, gilded frames while Howard’s are neatly matted and framed in elegant black wood.Red Cameron, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2025
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That $20 million is believed to be at or near the top of the market for a roster in the sport this season, and generally, the biggest spenders in the NIL era have been the teams that haven’t won big in recent years before money became the currency of roster building in college football.David Ubben, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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Data is a currency in its own right and worth billions when it is sold to advertisers.Kate O'Flaherty, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Gold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gold. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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