gold mine

noun

Definition of gold minenext
as in treasure trove
an abundant source the estate sale promises to be a gold mine for antique dealers

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Recent Examples of gold mine From a historic gold mine hitting the market to a former Boise State football star’s family’s wrongful death lawsuit, Idaho’s news cycle this week spans business, politics and tragedy. — Chadd Cripe. Produced With Ai Assistance, Idaho Statesman, 26 June 2026 With summer just around the corner, the beloved brand dropped a gold mine of deals for a right-on-time closet boost. — Olivia Cigliano, InStyle, 11 June 2026 Thrift stores are gold mines for unique home furnishings at reasonable price points. — Shagun Khare, Martha Stewart, 9 June 2026 Chinese companies have also invested billions into a copper and gold mine and a steel plant -- bringing China's share of foreign direct investment to Serbia to 32% in 2024, up from 2% more than a decade ago. — Misha Savic, Arkansas Online, 25 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for gold mine
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gold mine
  1. treasure trove
  2. repository
  3. mother lode
  4. mine
Noun
  • Given a treasure trove of options to delve into, Webb and Wolfington chose to focus on the title track.
    — Cathy Applefeld Olson, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • Paul released a treasure trove of private diary entries and emails from Fauci to celebrity pals, friends, allied media figures, or his peers in epidemiology.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026
Definition of treasure trove
Noun
  • Artist Michelle Grabner will donate more than 2,000 artworks to the John Michael Kohler Arts Center (JMKAC) in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, making the institution the most comprehensive repository of her work.
    — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The framework's own repository is blunt about its limits, describing its controls as defense-in-depth rather than true containment.
    — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of repository
Noun
  • The hustling spirit of the gold rush lives on today in the prospecting influencers who toil in the content mines of the Internet, hoping to hit the viral mother lode.
    — Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
  • Beyond mother lodes of oil or natural gas, ready cash can also be generated with diamond or gold mines, precious metals, and rare minerals.
    — Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
Definition of mother lode
Noun
  • The raw footage sat in a Kansas salt mine for decades, until it was retrieved by Lurhmann’s team.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 1 Aug. 2026
  • His daughter, Ruth Mosch, who manages operations for the mine, and led CBS Colorado through the old tunnels, sees something even older than the ore.
    — Anna Alejo, CBS News, 31 July 2026
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“Gold mine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gold%20mine. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.

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