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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
Comments The Golden God has been looking pretty golden on Deal or No Deal Island.
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Dalton Ross, EW.com, 13 Feb. 2025
The whale-watching expedition explores the Bay of Cabo San Lucas, the famous Cabo Arch, the golden sands of Lover’s Beach, and the majestic humpback whales that frequent the Sea of Cortez.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2025
Bake chicken: Bake in preheated oven until golden brown, crispy, and an instant read thermometer registers 160°F when inserted into thickest portion of chicken, about 40 minutes for smaller pieces and up to 50 minutes for larger pieces.
—Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 4 Feb. 2025
From the celebrity presenters to the captivating performances and winners' speeches, PEOPLE covered the Grammys live on Sunday, Feb. 2
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Lindsay Kimble
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Music's biggest stars just got their flowers — and their golden gramophones.
—Lindsay Kimble, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
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Dalton Ross, EW.com, 13 Feb. 2025
The whale-watching expedition explores the Bay of Cabo San Lucas, the famous Cabo Arch, the golden sands of Lover’s Beach, and the majestic humpback whales that frequent the Sea of Cortez.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2025
Bake chicken: Bake in preheated oven until golden brown, crispy, and an instant read thermometer registers 160°F when inserted into thickest portion of chicken, about 40 minutes for smaller pieces and up to 50 minutes for larger pieces.
—Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 4 Feb. 2025
From the celebrity presenters to the captivating performances and winners' speeches, PEOPLE covered the Grammys live on Sunday, Feb. 2
By
Lindsay Kimble
10 Comments
Music's biggest stars just got their flowers — and their golden gramophones.
—Lindsay Kimble, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
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Her Los Angeles home is sunny and bright, with books lining the shelves, smiling snapshots of family and friends, and artwork filling nearly every wall.—
Kate Storey,
Rolling Stone,
14 Feb. 2025
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In this case, bright, sensitive 10-year-old Chuang (Wang Shang) feels unwanted in multiple households.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
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How much better? After being eliminated in the first round of the two-round, timed shooting competition during the league’s 2023 All-Star Weekend in Salt Lake City, Herro won Saturday night’s Three-Point Contest at Chase Center in San Francisco.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
16 Feb. 2025
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In the end, Herro became the fifth Heat player to win the 3-point contest with a final round score of 24.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
16 Feb. 2025
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What began as a one-man operation has grown into a thriving 14-person business.—
Sérène Nourrisson,
CNN,
11 Feb. 2025
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In 2005, Israel unilaterally withdrew from Gaza, uprooting its own citizens in the hope that this territory could become a thriving example of coexistence.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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The suspect was described as a tall man with dirty blond hair who was wearing black jeans, a black shirt and a black hoodie, police said.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Feb. 2025
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Wearing a custom pastel blue JW Anderson gown with feathers and pearls and her signature blond hair in a cloud of curls, Carpenter, arrived at the Crypto.com Arena in downtown Los Angeles for the 67th Grammy Awards ceremony.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA TODAY,
3 Feb. 2025
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This year marks the 12th consecutive partnership between the Black List and Elwes to support a promising writer with independent sensibilities with in-person mentorship and exposure to the indie film world.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2025
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The co-main event will be a women's strawweight title bout between champion Zhang Weili (25-3-0) and American challenger Tatiana Suarez (11-0-0), who remains undefeated so far in her promising career.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
9 Feb. 2025
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Last week, Trump struck an optimistic note about Saudi-Israel normalization, claiming Riyadh wasn’t demanding an independent Palestinian state in return.—
Abbas Al Lawati,
CNN,
16 Feb. 2025
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Rankin is optimistic at what feels like an ongoing theatrical recovery.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
14 Feb. 2025
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But with a will Strike all your harps and set them ringing; On hill and heath Let every breath Throw all its power into singing!—
Vinson Cunningham,
The New Yorker,
25 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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Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said that all future international assistance must make America safer, stronger, and more prosperous.—
Ted Yoho,
TIME,
13 Feb. 2025
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Allowing businesses to fully deduct their investments means productivity, growth and a more prosperous workforce.—
Veronique De Rugy,
Orange County Register,
6 Feb. 2025
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“Golden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/golden. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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