as in cash
something (as pieces of stamped metal or printed paper) customarily and legally used as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment
all the gold in the world won't buy happiness
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Recent Examples of gold
Preeti Jha, semafor.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Their research shows that gold nanoparticles can transport lithium across the nasal passage directly into the brain.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2025
Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
Based on gold’s trajectory since late 2023, the price could reach the $10,000-per-ounce milestone sometime between mid-2028 and early 2029.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Multinational miners including Barrick Mining and B2Gold operate in the country, which is one of Africa’s biggest gold producers.
—Preeti Jha, semafor.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Their research shows that gold nanoparticles can transport lithium across the nasal passage directly into the brain.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
The gold Mega Ball ranges from 1 to 24.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
Based on gold’s trajectory since late 2023, the price could reach the $10,000-per-ounce milestone sometime between mid-2028 and early 2029.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gold
Noun
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McGawley recommends giving children actual cash—bills and coins—as young as age 5.—
Christina Binkley,
Robb Report,
11 Oct. 2025
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But the wine, card and cash was not enough — at least according to her friend.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Howell, the 45-year-old Charlottean, owns a company that celebrates achievement with coins and tokens that honor every milestone.—
Shane Connuck
October 9,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Oct. 2025
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The nation takes the entire cure by eliminating all domestic coins and bills in circulation.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Place chicken in hot oil, and cook, undisturbed, until a golden brown crust forms, 4 to 5 minutes.—
Jasmine Smith,
Southern Living,
11 Oct. 2025
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Jessie Murph is ready to kick off the European leg of her Hysteria tour in Amsterdam in a golden ensemble.—
Lex Goldstein,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Critics of this approach fear that Title I money could eventually be used in ways that undermine public schools — on private school vouchers, for example.—
Megan O’Matz,
ProPublica,
8 Oct. 2025
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Anthony, for instance, rushed to the bank and withdrew the money demanded and gave it to someone who came to his home.—
Madhusree Mukerjee,
Scientific American,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Lit just right, the gilded panels, many of them newly restored, speak movingly of higher things.—
Louise Bokkenheuser,
Air Mail,
4 Oct. 2025
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In one bar, their gamma ray wails seem teleported from a gilded and advanced future; in the next, explosions of wrath, lust, and violence feel like psalms freestyled onto tablets of red clay.—
Pitchfork,
Pitchfork,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Once again, in adopting a currency board, a country keeps its own currency and central bank.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
8 Oct. 2025
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Memory is the last real currency.—
Sudhir Gupta,
Rolling Stone,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Gold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gold. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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