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
Rachel Marlowe, Vanity Fair, 11 Jan. 2026
In her office, she was casually dressed in jeans and a black cardigan, with a small gold cross around her neck.
—Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2026
Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
How to play Mega Millions Player can pick six numbers from two separate pools of numbers — five different numbers from 1 to 70 (the white balls) and one number from 1 to 24 (the gold Mega Mall).
—Tanya Wildt, Freep.com, 7 Nov. 2025
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Noun
Kumail Nanjiani caught up with his Fallout co-star Aaron Moten while Shari Belafonte from The Morning Show surveyed the scene from a plush gold sofa, waving to Victoria Tate.
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Derek’s a Hall-of-Fame shortstop, many gold gloves.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for gold
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Janet’s mother, Marilyn, was deeply insecure about having never finished college herself, and—newly flush with cash—offered to pay for four years of her children’s higher education (which cost, on average, $740 in the late 1970s).—
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And just in case, she was laid to rest with some local currency, or spending cash, almost 1,000 Kaiyuan Tongbao coins tied to her waist and right leg, as per Arkeonews reported.—
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Dwayne Johnson walked hand-in-hand with wife Lauren Hashian, who looked golden in a floor-length gown.—
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Return to oven, and bake until hot and bubbly around edges and chips are lightly golden brown, about 10 minutes.—
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In a simple demonstration, a coin cell powered a toy car for 288 cm under light, compared with 212 cm in the dark.—
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Stray tissues lipstick, crayon, coins, or car keys can ruin your laundry and even your machine.—
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There's no gilded frame surrounding it.—
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Jessica Biel made a gilded appearance at the Critics Choice Awards 2026 on January 4.—
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Cashier Sandra Cornejo said the suspect ordered Oreo ice cream before pulling out a knife and demanding money.—
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Bonta said the money also supports child welfare and foster services, housing stability, job training, food assistance and services for seniors and people with disabilities.—
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What started as labor strikes and merchant protests over currency collapse and inflation has expanded into widespread street demonstrations and student protests.—
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Protests erupted in Iran last week when disgruntled shopkeepers took to the streets to demonstrate against the country’s plummeting currency.—
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“Gold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gold. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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