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
Thrift stores are gold mines for unique home furnishings at reasonable price points.
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Shagun Khare,
Martha Stewart,
9 June 2026
The town attracts large numbers of laborers who work in large gold mines with muddy pools of gold deposits, narrow pits and caves.
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Justin Kabumba,
Los Angeles Times,
7 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.
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Misha Savic,
Arkansas Online,
25 May 2026
Thankfully, Amazon is a gold mine for fashionable warm-weather tops, and several are already on sale ahead of Memorial Day weekend.
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Julia Morlino,
Travel + Leisure,
19 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for gold mine
Shagun Khare,
Martha Stewart,
9 June 2026
The town attracts large numbers of laborers who work in large gold mines with muddy pools of gold deposits, narrow pits and caves.
—
Justin Kabumba,
Los Angeles Times,
7 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
Thankfully, Amazon is a gold mine for fashionable warm-weather tops, and several are already on sale ahead of Memorial Day weekend.
—
Julia Morlino,
Travel + Leisure,
19 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for gold mine
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gold mine
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But Calico, his breakthrough from 2023, was a treasure trove of chilling revelations and picturesque stories about loss and finality.
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Small Vases and Vessels Flea markets are treasure troves for tiny vases and vessels.
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Human resource systems, learning platforms, credential repositories, and talent management tools generate continuous streams of data across the enterprise.
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Her eldest — the repository for her first memories of motherhood, who changed the shape of her days — is gone.
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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.
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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.
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China’s Zijin Mining has introduced 290 battery-electric haul trucks at its Wulagen zinc mine in Xinjiang.
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Abandoned coal mines and slag piles – mountains of waste left over from steel, mining and coal operations – continue to contribute dissolved materials to southwestern Pennsylvania waters.
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“Gold mine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gold%20mine. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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