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
Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2025
Economic upheavals have evaporated the public’s savings, pushing average Iranians into holding onto hard currencies, gold, cars and other tangible wealth.
—Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 10 Apr. 2025
The gold Mega Balls will range from 1-24 in the new game.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA Today, 10 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Although bitcoin still trades day to day like a tech stock , the analyst maintains that its growing institutional adoption has also strengthened its digital gold thesis.
—Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2025
Economic upheavals have evaporated the public’s savings, pushing average Iranians into holding onto hard currencies, gold, cars and other tangible wealth.
—Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
Hand-wash brushed gold flatware.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 10 Apr. 2025
The gold Mega Balls will range from 1-24 in the new game.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA Today, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gold
Noun
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The company reported cash provided by operating activities of $578,218, while cash used in investing and financing activities was $3,527,929 and $869,896, respectively.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
25 Mar. 2025
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The company anticipates that its current cash resources and revenue from DefenCath will be sufficient to fund operations for at least the next twelve months.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
25 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The first features a titanium case with red and gilt accents within the dial and movement, while the second uses a Carbon TPT case formed by hundreds of layers of carbon fibers, with yellow accents in the dial and movement.—
Blake Buettner,
Robb Report,
21 Mar. 2025
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The art work, a ten-by-thirteen-inch neoclassical portrait in a cheap gilt frame, depicted a woman in a gas mask.—
Alex Scordelis,
The New Yorker,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Super Nintendo World This colorful and kinetic area was mobbed, with families running maniacally through obstacle courses to collect digital coins using a Power-Up Band ($42) and the Universal app.—
Todd Anderson,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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The family-friendly party games and also more challenging adult titles should give gamers of all ages a reason to join Nintendo’s next generation — if only Mario would spare a few gold coins to bring the price down.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Memorable dishes include golden organic tomatoes — a Ford’s Farm specialty — with stracciatella, Asian pear, zata’ar, herbs and basil oil.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2025
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Doechii wore a tight denim Schiaparelli two-piece with golden buttons and a headwrap that Malcolm made using velvet.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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With full visibility of health care prices, companies and unions would also be better equipped to save money on insurance plans and pass down those savings to employees in the form of higher wages and more take-home pay, allowing employees to offset the high cost of living.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
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Britain had guns and jails and beer and gobs of money.—
Dan Pontefract,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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From the gilded cash registers adorned with golden nifflers to the giant-friendly floo-powder fireplace in the queue for Harry Potter and the Battle at the Ministry, every detail is impeccable.—
Samantha Neely,
USA Today,
6 Apr. 2025
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Now on the market for a speck under $6 million with Coldwell Banker Warburg brokers Andrea Wernick, Arlene Reed, and Rebecca Blacker, this grand duplex is a chapter straight out of New York’s gilded past.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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For creators and small businesses, adaptability is the new currency, said Murad Salikhov, co-founder of Schwarzwald Capital, a venture capital fund focused on fintech and the creator economy.—
Anisha Sircar,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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The central bank strengthens or weakens its currency against a basket of its main trading partners, thus effectively setting the S$NEER.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Gold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gold. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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