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
But the hotel industry disputes that the Olympics are a gold mine.
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Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 28 May 2025
The Miami Marlins are sitting on a potential gold mine in veteran right-hander Sandy Alcantara.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Last time around, England’s right flank was a gold mine.
—Julia Ranney, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
China used to be a gold mine for U.S. studios, which could count on certain blockbuster films making huge amounts of money from the nation’s booming middle class.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2025
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Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 28 May 2025
The Miami Marlins are sitting on a potential gold mine in veteran right-hander Sandy Alcantara.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Last time around, England’s right flank was a gold mine.
—Julia Ranney, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
China used to be a gold mine for U.S. studios, which could count on certain blockbuster films making huge amounts of money from the nation’s booming middle class.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gold mine
Noun
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Paleontologists today find the cave a treasure trove — a stunning record of the species that have long roamed the area.—
Ari Daniel,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 June 2025
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So, each image produced by ASKAP is a treasure trove!—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
9 June 2025
Noun
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Yucca Mountain in Nevada was later selected to house this repository.—
June 18,
CBS News,
18 June 2025
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In 2023, Toyota Motor Europe revealed a data exposure stemming from cloud credentials stored in a publicly accessible GitHub repository.—
Matthew Sweeney,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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Considering how much Italy is growing in terms of national branding, accessing the mother lode of tourism could be a great opportunity for foreign investors interested in Italy.—
Andrea Pietrini,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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There are nearly 1,600 types of beans alone in this mother lode called The Exchange, each with its own story of human connection.—
Margaret Roach,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2025
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Today, Greenland has no functioning rare earth mines.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
17 June 2025
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That month, a large tin mine based in North Kivu (and majority owned, at the time, by the U.S.- and British-based energy investment firm Denham Capital) shuttered its operations as the M23 closed in on the area.—
Joshua Z. Walker,
Foreign Affairs,
17 June 2025
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“Gold mine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gold%20mine. Accessed 26 Jun. 2025.
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