goldfish
noun
gold·fish
ˈgōl(d)-ˌfish 
: a small usually golden-orange Asian cyprinid fish (Carassius auratus) often kept as an aquarium and pond fish
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The goldfish is named Atman, the Sanskrit word for the eternal, universal self, which signals to the audience that Haidle’s play is more than a story about cake and candles.
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 June 2025
Their team focuses on a few primary principles, which can be distilled down to: build trust through honesty and authenticity, communicate transparently, and, like a goldfish, don’t dwell on setbacks; learn, adapt, and keep moving forward.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 14 June 2025
Hood watched Smith — who had become his close friend — gasping for breath like a goldfish out of water in a way that will haunt the reverend forever.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2025
Hannon said the corps now suspects that is where hydrilla was introduced to the river, probably by someone who had become tired of the family goldfish and emptied an aquarium containing exotic, aquatic vegetation.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2025
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 June 2025
Their team focuses on a few primary principles, which can be distilled down to: build trust through honesty and authenticity, communicate transparently, and, like a goldfish, don’t dwell on setbacks; learn, adapt, and keep moving forward.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 14 June 2025
Hood watched Smith — who had become his close friend — gasping for breath like a goldfish out of water in a way that will haunt the reverend forever.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2025
Hannon said the corps now suspects that is where hydrilla was introduced to the river, probably by someone who had become tired of the family goldfish and emptied an aquarium containing exotic, aquatic vegetation.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2025
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“Goldfish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goldfish. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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goldfish
noun
gold·fish
-ˌfish
: a small usually golden orange fish that is often kept in aquariums or ponds
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