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
Both regions include many of Sudan’s oil fields and gold mines.
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Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Both regions include many of Sudan’s oil fields and gold mines.
—ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
The Prado is a gold mine of mastery and inspiration.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Apr. 2026
Francisco Zapata Nájera, 42, was working in a gold mine in the northern Mexican state of Sinaloa on March 25 when an embankment collapsed and a dam burst, leaving him stuck 985 feet below the surface, per the BBC, ABC and NBC.
—Adam England, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
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Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Both regions include many of Sudan’s oil fields and gold mines.
—ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
The Prado is a gold mine of mastery and inspiration.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Apr. 2026
Francisco Zapata Nájera, 42, was working in a gold mine in the northern Mexican state of Sinaloa on March 25 when an embankment collapsed and a dam burst, leaving him stuck 985 feet below the surface, per the BBC, ABC and NBC.
—Adam England, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gold mine
Noun
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But, for those with a vision and a willingness to put in a little bit of elbow grease, a flea market can be a treasure trove of solid brass, bronze, and glass hardware.—
Heather Bien,
Southern Living,
8 May 2026
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The secondhand shops of Nakano Broadway are treasure troves of vintage kimono.—
Jessica Kozuka,
Travel + Leisure,
2 May 2026
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It will be posted online in mid-2026 to Indiana University’s scholarship repository.—
Nausheena Hussain,
The Conversation,
5 May 2026
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The findings are described in a paper on the arXiv pre-print paper repository.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
4 May 2026
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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
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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
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Another friend of mine hollered that to me at the Parkway Gardens, and that’s how Mickey came in.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
11 May 2026
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But in this modern version of the boom the big money isn’t just emerging from riverbeds or secret mines.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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“Gold mine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gold%20mine. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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