as in gold mine
an abundant source
the university has long been a mother lode of athletic talent, with many alumni joining the rarefied ranks of the professionals
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Recent Examples of mother lode
From their inception, the Rockies have continually sought better pitching and seldom struck the mother lode.
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Chuck Murr, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
Being kind and realistic with themselves, finding time to connect with friends and nature, and asking for help are all ways to help manage the mother lode of stresses parents are under.
—Kara Alaimo, CNN, 1 Sep. 2024
And while researchers have made huge gains in fostering a greater understanding of these majestic creatures in recent decades, the use of AI may have just cracked open the mother lode of all puzzles: thier language.
—Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 7 June 2024
Halle Berry’s boyfriend, Van Hunt, gave his social media followers a mother lode of an eyeful on Mother’s Day.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 13 May 2024
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Chuck Murr, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
Being kind and realistic with themselves, finding time to connect with friends and nature, and asking for help are all ways to help manage the mother lode of stresses parents are under.
—Kara Alaimo, CNN, 1 Sep. 2024
And while researchers have made huge gains in fostering a greater understanding of these majestic creatures in recent decades, the use of AI may have just cracked open the mother lode of all puzzles: thier language.
—Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 7 June 2024
Halle Berry’s boyfriend, Van Hunt, gave his social media followers a mother lode of an eyeful on Mother’s Day.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 13 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mother lode
Noun
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Alaska is a gold mine, rich in natural resources like petroleum, seafood and literal gold.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
3 Jan. 2025
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One of them was the Tropico gold mine, near Rosamond, a town neighboring Edwards Air Force Base.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Jan. 2025
Noun
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These customer interactions are a treasure trove of data, which makes organizations data-rich.—
Tom Lewis,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Joy Behar's famously (and notoriously) interruptive cell phone apparently also contains a treasure trove of celebrity secrets, as one stranger found out upon finding the device after the comedian previously lost it.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
17 Jan. 2025
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Either way, Foster is never presenting himself as a design’s sole author, or as a repository of knowledge about every vent and contractor deadline.—
Ian Parker,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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Researchers and developers can now access an extensive repository containing over 1 million robotic movement trajectories.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Mother lode.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mother%20lode. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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