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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
  • For independent oil refiners, the stars have aligned into a once-in-a-generation bonanza.
    — Harvey Stober, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026
  • That’s all the possession time the Bills needed for an offensive bonanza that began with Moore’s first reception as a Buffalo Bill and produced a pair of touchdowns, the second a breathtaking strike up the right sideline to Moore.
    — Tim Graham, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of bonanza
Noun
  • Officers found a pill press and a variety of other materials used to manufacture fentanyl pills in Willis' stash house basement.
    — Karma Sabbah, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Williams wasn’t targeted against Seattle and played only 12 offensive snaps, so this is strictly an upside stash.
    — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of stash
Noun
  • Sarauw said hoards were typically buried to safeguard wealth during uncertain times.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
  • While one person was buried in the central chamber, the eastern room was almost empty and the western room contained a hoard of artifacts and the remains of some 20 people.
    — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of hoard
Noun
  • Now, officers can enjoy the convenience of the new headquarters’ training facilities, including an armory and a 50-yard gun range with shooting targets that can move around and enough space to bring in cars to train for different scenarios.
    — Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Nestled in the oldest armory in Maryland is a set of Civil War-era photographs vexing a small team of military historians.
    — Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of armory
Noun
  • Few literary novelists are as obsessed with the past—as a place, an archive, and a storehouse.
    — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Founded in 1537 as a storehouse for Andean gold, it was cut off from the rest of Colombia when the river’s main channel silted over in the early 20th century.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of storehouse
Noun
  • Levi later gained access to a cache of Qatari documents from roughly the same period, which Syrian hackers had taken from the offices of the Sheikh, among others.
    — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
  • This can include everything from capturing cost-per-call and cache hit rates to turn counts and context size.
    — Dylan Barrell, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of cache
Noun
  • The repository forms a core section of the Vector complex, located about 130 kilometers north of Kyiv and 20 kilometers south of the Belarusian border.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The company, led by Sam Altman, has acknowledged some of those incidents only after third parties publicly reported them, including a recent intrusion into the RubyGems software package repository.
    — Harshita Mary Varghese, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of repository
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