Golconda

noun

Definition of Golcondanext
as in gravy train

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  1. gravy train
  2. bonanza
  3. stash
  4. hoard
  5. armory
  6. storehouse
  7. cache
  8. repository
Noun
  • In both cases, the assumption is the same—that theatergoers aren’t there for traditional superhero derring-do, only a cavalcade of Easter eggs and teases for upcoming installments to keep the Marvel gravy train running at full steam.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
  • At first, investors were throwing themselves at any opportunity to hop on the gravy train with the hope of cashing in big.
    — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 25 June 2026
Definition of gravy train
Noun
  • Summer Fest is here San Jose’s annual jazz bonanza is back with another eye-popping lineup of young stars and old favorites.
    — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The Pentagon’s rush to plug shortfalls has sparked a bonanza among incumbent military contractors and new defense startups, which are repurposing components from fracking, autos, and pharma to shorten production timetables.
    — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of bonanza
Noun
  • The victims in this case were OG Bitcoiners who understood the technology and who kept their stash in cold storage.
    — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026
  • There were more tarps on the roof that covered stashes of firewood and fuel containers.
    — Zander Sherman, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of stash
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  • Abel opens the wallet Berkshire Hathaway’s CEO Greg Abel, who took over from Buffett at the start of the year, appears determined to put the record cash hoard amassed by Warren Buffett to work on buybacks and stock purchases.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Efforts to shine a light on and restore the more than 100,000 as-yet-unclaimed artifacts from this hoard have been on the uptick.
    — Chloe Veltman, NPR, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of hoard
Noun
  • See The Sight Of John Brown's Raid Near the rivers sits the original armory guard house, where in 1859, abolitionist John Brown led a legendary but ultimately unsuccessful slave revolt.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 11 July 2026
  • During the Vietnam War, irate protesters splashed blood on military recruiters and firebombed the local armory.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
Definition of armory
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  • But another petitioner, Sylvi, brings a troubling complaint against King’s Landing’s highborn, who filled their storehouses while the city’s normies struggled to fill their dinner plates.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 July 2026
  • Every book, conversation, documentary and memory adds to a personal storehouse of ideas.
    — Cheryl Russell, Oc Register, 11 Apr. 2026
Definition of storehouse
Noun
  • The cache helped at the margins, but the root query issues remained.
    — Manas Chaudhari, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Users should also clear their browser cache, review browser extensions, change important passwords from a different trusted device and enable two-factor authentication.
    — Joshua Sidorowicz, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of cache
Noun
  • And since the United States has no centralized waste repository, the still-radioactive waste will remain on site.
    — Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2026
  • But Deep Isolation is betting the economics work out far cheaper than building massive repositories such as Yucca Mountain.
    — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of repository
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