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Recent Examples of gold-plated
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.
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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
Listen to this article Loading your audio article Police on Friday identified the thorny thief who stole a gold-plated rose from a 9/11 memorial display at a Midtown church.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 22 Nov. 2024
The surgical steel posts are gold-plated and hypoallergenic for sensitive skin.
—Rachel Trujillo, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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
Listen to this article Loading your audio article Police on Friday identified the thorny thief who stole a gold-plated rose from a 9/11 memorial display at a Midtown church.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 22 Nov. 2024
The surgical steel posts are gold-plated and hypoallergenic for sensitive skin.
—Rachel Trujillo, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gold-plated
Adjective
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The following week, that statue was replaced with one of a golden bald eagle perched on a gilded television set, which played a continuous loop of Trump dancing.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
24 Sep. 2025
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Unlike the gilded installation of the president unveiled last week that praised his support of cryptocurrency, this most recent statue is not of the flattering sort.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Connection differences aside, the two Bio keys look identical, which is a common theme among the Yubico keys, which tend to be small, sleek, and black, with gold metallic accents.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
5 Oct. 2025
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My dad had on gold chains and everyone else's dad had on a suit.—
Mark Gray,
PEOPLE,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Gold-plated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gold-plated. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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