Golcondas

noun

plural of Golconda
as in gravy trains

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  1. gold mines
  2. bonanzas
Noun
  • Behind the story Ituri, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, is a remote province of forests, green hills and gold mines where weak state institutions and decades of armed conflict have displaced nearly 900,000 people.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 21 July 2026
  • Streptomyces are bacteria that live in soil and are known as gold mines for antibiotic molecule discovery.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 26 June 2026
Definition of gold mines
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  • Club homeowners are not merely annoyed by tourist bonanzas like the World Cup — Airbnb is FIFA’s official lodging partner — or the Ultra music festival, Spring Break and Formula 1 weekend.
    — Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
  • What followed was an upfront pitch smaller in scope than the big bonanzas that other companies will hold next month, but still familiar.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
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“Golcondas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Golcondas. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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