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Recent Examples of gold-plated
This Kendra Scott pendant necklace is 14-karat-gold-plated and is a bestseller on Amazon.
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Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Dec. 2025
Ultimately, there are good reasons to own both gold and gold-plated jewelry.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2025
The shower heads, trash can, light scones, vases, shower-door frames, hooks and towel racks are all gold-plated, as are the vent covers.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
Her debut presentation, staged around a vintage dentist’s chair, featured silver or gold-plated molars strung into necklaces and bracelets with colorful enameled links, or worn as earrings set with semiprecious stones.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 4 Aug. 2025
The sterling silver and gold-plated accents allow the earrings to pair well with the silver and gold pieces in your existing jewelry collection.
—Jené Luciani Sena
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 14 July 2025
Will all the airborne lavatories be gold-plated — or just the presidential ones?
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 15 May 2025
The minute and hour hands and the hands in the subdials are gold-plated.
—Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Found in a man’s grave, the weapon’s silver- and gold-plated hilt is engraved with patterns, and a ring is fused to its pommel (the top of its handle).
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025
Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Dec. 2025
Ultimately, there are good reasons to own both gold and gold-plated jewelry.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2025
The shower heads, trash can, light scones, vases, shower-door frames, hooks and towel racks are all gold-plated, as are the vent covers.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
Her debut presentation, staged around a vintage dentist’s chair, featured silver or gold-plated molars strung into necklaces and bracelets with colorful enameled links, or worn as earrings set with semiprecious stones.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 4 Aug. 2025
The sterling silver and gold-plated accents allow the earrings to pair well with the silver and gold pieces in your existing jewelry collection.
—Jené Luciani Sena
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 14 July 2025
Will all the airborne lavatories be gold-plated — or just the presidential ones?
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 15 May 2025
The minute and hour hands and the hands in the subdials are gold-plated.
—Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Found in a man’s grave, the weapon’s silver- and gold-plated hilt is engraved with patterns, and a ring is fused to its pommel (the top of its handle).
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gold-plated
Adjective
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There's no gilded frame surrounding it.—
Heather Bien,
Southern Living,
11 Jan. 2026
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Jessica Biel made a gilded appearance at the Critics Choice Awards 2026 on January 4.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
4 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The police soon found that a suspect who arrived at the warehouse with a truck and a fake airway bill had loaded the gold shipment onto the truck and stolen it.—
Ahmad Mukhtar,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2026
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And at least three of those medals could be gold.—
Alice Park,
Time,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Gold-plated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gold-plated. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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