gold rush
noun
1
: a rush to newly discovered goldfields in pursuit of riches
2
: the headlong pursuit of sudden wealth in a new or lucrative field
Examples of gold rush in a Sentence
the California gold rush of 1849
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Nome, Alaska: Nome is famous for being a gold rush town and the end of the Iditarod Sled Dog Race.
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Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
Past the useful life span of a wooden-hulled steamer, the vessel might have rotted away on the mud flats near San Francisco if not for a new gold rush in the British Columbian Cassiar district, which spiked shipping demand.
—Joel Sams, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2025
Many Black Americans garnered wealth during the gold rush by opening up shops and mining for gold.
—Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
Over the last decade, the streaming revolution has triggered a documentary gold rush.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
Past the useful life span of a wooden-hulled steamer, the vessel might have rotted away on the mud flats near San Francisco if not for a new gold rush in the British Columbian Cassiar district, which spiked shipping demand.
—Joel Sams, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2025
Many Black Americans garnered wealth during the gold rush by opening up shops and mining for gold.
—Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
Over the last decade, the streaming revolution has triggered a documentary gold rush.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Gold rush.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gold%20rush. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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