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
Websites like Etsy, 1stDibs, and Chairish are a gold mine for great deals on new and old pieces.
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Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Mar. 2026
For a writer, examining this architecture is a gold mine.
—Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026
In June, the Bureau of Land Management approved a new gold mine on 330 acres of public land near Wickenburg and greenlit a copper exploration project northeast of Tucson.
—Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 18 Feb. 2026
In December, 1660, James launched the first expedition of the Company of Royal Adventurers of England Trading into Africa, to search for gold mines.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2026
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Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Mar. 2026
For a writer, examining this architecture is a gold mine.
—Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026
In June, the Bureau of Land Management approved a new gold mine on 330 acres of public land near Wickenburg and greenlit a copper exploration project northeast of Tucson.
—Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 18 Feb. 2026
In December, 1660, James launched the first expedition of the Company of Royal Adventurers of England Trading into Africa, to search for gold mines.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gold mine
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The early 2000s offered a treasure trove of trends–think, crimped hair and icy blue eyeshadow.—
Ranyechi Udemezue,
Vogue,
25 Mar. 2026
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Feldman has accumulated a treasure trove of old pictures — funny and, in a bigger sense, heartbreaking — of innocent, pre-fame Kiedis, Flea and Slovak goofing off and hanging out.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Mar. 2026
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The vehicle information that’s captured is typically stored in the cloud, creating a massive web of data repositories.—
Jess Reia,
The Conversation,
27 Mar. 2026
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But due to the ban on subawards, support for the University of Cambridge team — which updates the repository with new genetic and phenotypic information as it is generated — was removed.—
Megan Molteni,
STAT,
27 Mar. 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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Happy Valentine’s Day card The vanity in the dressing room of the pop-up is the Easter egg mother lode, according to the Spotify reps, who encouraged us to look closely on it for clues.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
30 Sep. 2025
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Almonty’s tungsten mine in Sangdong, South Korea, in March 2026.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
31 Mar. 2026
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Maybe take out those fast boats or mines that are along the water.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Gold mine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gold%20mine. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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