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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
This golden lasagna is the perfect way to offer a vegetarian option that meat-eaters will be drooling over.
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Better Homes & Gardens,
26 June 2026
That golden halo atop your espresso?
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Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
26 June 2026
Bake for 20-25 minutes until golden brown and cooked through.
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Kelly McCarthy,
ABC News,
26 June 2026
Bake until the crust is golden, about 20 minutes.
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Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
26 June 2026
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Better Homes & Gardens,
26 June 2026
That golden halo atop your espresso?
—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
26 June 2026
Bake for 20-25 minutes until golden brown and cooked through.
—
Kelly McCarthy,
ABC News,
26 June 2026
Bake until the crust is golden, about 20 minutes.
—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
26 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for golden
Recent Examples of Synonyms for golden
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But plenty of these bright red and crisp white shirts belong to Panama fans.
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The prospects for Chip’s Seeds continue to be bright, too.
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The 19-year-old was mocked as a late first-round, early second-round selection.
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The group filed its second lawsuit after the supervisors approved a lease in December allowing United Airlines to make four daily round-trip flights from Carlsbad to San Francisco and Denver.
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Long recognized as a college town with a thriving innovation ecosystem, Ann Arbor ranks among the leaders in graduate-level employment opportunities and coworking density.
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And while the domestic J-League is over 30 years old and thriving, the national team has quietly become a European powerhouse.
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Alcock’s golden blond hair was styled with a middle part and soft waves by stylist DJ Quintero.
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Think of it as the hair equivalent of no-make up makeup, and Emma Stone's caramel blonde lob is a prime example.
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Yimvert Berroteran, a promising young talent, was among the hundreds of people who died, the Venezuelan national team and the Venezuelan Football Federation (FVF) said Friday.
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The most promising thing about Japan’s approach, ahead of their meeting with Brazil, is that the Selecao’s clear position of weakness is at full-back.
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By the end of the episode, there is reason to feel optimistic, and not just because Jimmy may have found a solution to his and the restaurant’s financial problems.
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The work is making sure the assumptions underneath them are honest rather than inherited from an optimistic seller.
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The murder mystery has so far flown under the radar, despite having Emmy winner Tatiana Maslany as the lead, but just received a ringing endorsement from author extraordinaire Stephen King.
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About a dozen other Republican backers of the Iran war either declined or did not respond to requests for interviews or comment—hardly a ringing endorsement of their president’s negotiating prowess.
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His mother, Mary Ann, came from a prosperous family of New Jersey undertakers, and taught in New York City’s public schools.
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Born in 1944, Peter Asher grew up in a prosperous London family (his father was the endocrinologist who identified and named Munchausen syndrome; his mother was a professional oboe player).
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“Golden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/golden. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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