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
TheWeek, 17 Apr. 2026
Haliburton, a two-time NBA All-Star and an Olympic gold medalist, is launching a production company, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2026
CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026
The decanter is ivory with gold lines, and features the Clase Azul emblem at the center with malachite inlays.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Has Northern Ireland struck gold?
—TheWeek, 17 Apr. 2026
Haliburton, a two-time NBA All-Star and an Olympic gold medalist, is launching a production company, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2026
Adjective
Greg Fiore/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images John Wooden's single gold seat in a sea of blue ones sat empty behind the Bruins bench.
—CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026
The decanter is ivory with gold lines, and features the Clase Azul emblem at the center with malachite inlays.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gold
Noun
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Dave Walton, a corn, soybean, and hay farmer in Iowa and vice president of the American Soybean Association, said in March that some of his neighbors didn’t have cash on hand last fall to buy fertilizer and were struggling to budget for fertilizer due to high prices.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Building the Xcel Center and investing in a professional hockey team brought in some cash to one corner of the city but did nothing to restore the lost social and human capitals.—
Stephen B. Young,
Twin Cities,
12 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Wilkins made no secret of his own golden ambitions.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
17 Apr. 2026
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Little Debbie says the chocolate chip cookie features a light golden-brown finish and semi-sweet chocolate chips, while the peanut butter cookie is formulated with real peanut butter.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2026
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The unlawful taking of items from a machine or device that is operated or activated by the use of coins.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
17 Apr. 2026
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Now, bagel shops around the country are getting serious coin from investment funds.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
17 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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But what appeared at the time as an act of total randomness actually spoke to a wider sense of release for a 20-something who had grown tired of his gilded cage.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
16 Apr. 2026
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On property, subtle gilded influences abound—like a signature scent inspired by Astor’s mother—that seamlessly integrate with the modern, refined sensibility of the global brand.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Apr. 2026
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Participants don’t get their scholarship money until passing their first semester back with C’s or better.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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One of the alleged victims, 95-year-old Angela Liriano, said she was left without money for food after her benefits disappeared.—
Abby Dodge,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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The drop in Hermes shares was even steeper, last seen down 12% as currency fluctuations weighed on the firm's sales figures.—
Joseph Wilkins,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
15 Apr. 2026
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In finance, the gold standard fixes a currency’s value against a specific quantity of a specific object.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Gold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gold. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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