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
Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2025
The last discovery of a new National Park plant was in 1976 when researchers named the July gold shrub (Dedeckera eurekenis) in Death Valley.
—Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Feb. 2025
Chris Megerian, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Black, statement prints and gold details provide a stark contrast for the first drop of apparel.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 18 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Mikaela Shiffrin becomes the youngest Olympic slalom gold medalist.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2025
The last discovery of a new National Park plant was in 1976 when researchers named the July gold shrub (Dedeckera eurekenis) in Death Valley.
—Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
His response might be confusing to anyone who hasn’t spent the last several days monitoring Musk’s account on X.
Trump said Musk would be looking at Fort Knox, the legendary depository for American gold reserves in Kentucky.
—Chris Megerian, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Black, statement prints and gold details provide a stark contrast for the first drop of apparel.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 18 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gold
Noun
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The knife was displayed on a table along with cash and a cellphone.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
Fox News,
27 Feb. 2025
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Strong cash flows helped the firm swing to a net cash position of £475 million from having net debt of £2 billion in 2023.—
Royston Wild,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Trademarks like gilt buttons and braided trim were also added to the design, which originated with the introduction of the tweed skirt suit in the 1920s.—
Hannah Malach,
WWD,
16 Feb. 2025
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The notes of the 1877 version report on a costume made of maline lace, embroidered with gold stitches, with a bodice of straw-colored satin, decorated with sequins and gilt mesh.—
Angelica Frey,
JSTOR Daily,
3 Feb. 2025
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Coining a Malady Ancient Greeks made their coins by extracting silver from lead-rich ore.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 Feb. 2025
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Australia and New Zealand phased out their 1-cent coins in the 1990s, and Canada followed suit in 2012.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
10 Feb. 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
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But professional and personal challenges preceded the LP's success: In 1998, the Backstreet Boys left their management group and were entangled in a lawsuit with businessman Lou Pearlman over the amount of money earned for their first two albums.—
Ralphie Aversa,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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Members of the legislature’s powerful budget-writing committee explicitly approved the use of the money to work through the rape kit back log.—
Nick Coltrain,
The Denver Post,
19 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Now part of the Musei Reali, the palace’s royal apartments—replete with crystal chandeliers, ceiling frescoes, gilded moldings, and antiques—have been opened up to the public.—
Laura Itzkowitz,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Feb. 2025
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These hotels are, at their worst, sites of literal death, and at best, gilded cages for the unimaginative.—
Alex Abad-Santos,
Vox,
17 Feb. 2025
Noun
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In the last few months, the digital currency attained fresh, all-time highs on anticipation surrounding the policy changes that could materialize as a result of U.S. President Donald Trump securing reelection and the Republicans taking control of both the House and Senate.—
Charles Lloyd Bovaird II,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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If the ruble stayed at the current level, the Ministry of Finance and the Bank of Russia may have to take action to weaken it, such as through a temporary decrease in foreign currency sales.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Gold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gold. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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