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Synonyms
Examples of gold mine in a Sentence
The library is a gold mine of information.
the estate sale promises to be a gold mine for antique dealers
Recent Examples on the Web
This selection of clothing has proven to be an untapped gold mine of travel-ready items from some of the top brands on the market, from Sweaty Betty to Ugg, all with either a significant markdown or a shockingly low price to begin with.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2024
Vintage Clothing Buffs: Laverne Cox, Anna Sui and other enthusiasts shop at the Sturbridge Show, a gold mine for people who buy and wear exquisite old things.
—Mattie Kahn, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2024
Rescuers in Russia have yet to contact the 13 miners who have been trapped hundreds of feet underground for nearly two days after a gold mine collapsed, a Russian official said Wednesday.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 20 Mar. 2024
Another gold mine could still threaten Indian Pass.
—Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 26 Feb. 2024
Benioff’s vision for Twitter as a data gold mine to fuel better customer service felt like a sad reality for a product that had once helped orchestrate uprisings in the Middle East and reshaped the global media industry.
—Kurt Wagner, Fortune, 21 Feb. 2024
Eventually, this journey landed him in the Canadian territory of Nunavut, next to a 369-square-mile lake and a defunct gold mine in an area with an annual average temperature of 10°F.
—Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 11 Jan. 2024
On May 7, 1901, the president visited a gold mine in Congress, a mining town in Yavapai County, before traveling to Phoenix to see the territorial capital and Native American boarding schools.
—The Arizona Republic, 12 Feb. 2024
The landslide struck on Tuesday night near a gold mine in Maco town in the province of Davao de Oro, burying homes and vehicles ferrying employees to the site operated by Apex Mining.
—Reuters, NBC News, 11 Feb. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1605, in the meaning defined above
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“Gold mine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gold%20mine. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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