as in gold mines
an abundant source
the university has long been a mother lode of athletic talent, with many alumni joining the rarefied ranks of the professionals
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Recent Examples of mother lodes
Beyond mother lodes of oil or natural gas, ready cash can also be generated with diamond or gold mines, precious metals, and rare minerals.
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Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mother lodes
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Ramlie is also a commissioner of Amman Mineral Internasional, which operates one of the largest copper and gold mines in Indonesia.—
Yessar Rosendar,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Both regions include many of Sudan’s oil fields and gold mines.—
Samy Magdy,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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Even before this current chaos began, the underappreciated treasure troves of the Gulf’s ecosystems were under stark pressure, scientists say.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
14 May 2026
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The secondhand shops of Nakano Broadway are treasure troves of vintage kimono.—
Jessica Kozuka,
Travel + Leisure,
2 May 2026
Noun
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The source code repositories include private signing certificates, which OpenAI uses to indicate the company’s apps are legit and trustworthy.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
14 May 2026
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Over the past decade, supply-chain attacks on open source repositories have become increasingly common.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Mother lodes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mother%20lodes. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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