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
Noun
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The operational status of the gold mines tied to Maduro's regime remains unclear.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
5 Jan. 2026
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Whether romantic or professional, collaborations become gold mines.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
23 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Vintage shops and thrift stores can be treasure troves for all odds and ends to fill any space of the house—especially because vintage decor is having a major moment right now.—
Shivani Vyas,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Aug. 2025
Noun
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How the agent works Aardvark continuously monitors source code repositories, analyzing commits, scanning for vulnerabilities, and prioritizing which ones matter most.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Oct. 2025
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Our current ideas about archives as these infinite repositories feel like a bit of a fiction.—
Lauren Michele Jackson,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Mother lodes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mother%20lodes. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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