gold rush

noun

1
: a rush to newly discovered goldfields in pursuit of riches
2
: the headlong pursuit of sudden wealth in a new or lucrative field
gold rusher noun

Examples of gold rush in a Sentence

the California gold rush of 1849
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But California’s gold rush era is the source of many great ghost stories—and ghost towns. Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2025 Goldman commodities strategist Thomas drew a comparison between today’s gold rush and that of the 1970s. Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025 Advertisement Geopolitics is fueling this new gold rush. Charlie Campbell, Time, 15 Oct. 2025 Before Nvidia became the world’s most valuable company, before its CEO, Jensen Huang, ascended to mononym fame, before the launch of ChatGPT sparked a gold rush for its chips, Tom Dalton was in the chipmaker’s stock. Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gold rush

Word History

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of gold rush was in 1848

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“Gold rush.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gold%20rush. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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