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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
Alia Akkam, Architectural Digest, 18 Dec. 2024
The chic glass bottle and gold top gorgeously decorates any sink.
—Amanda Lauren, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Jenni Reid, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
The edge of the star was traced with gold glitter, most of it long since rubbed away.
—Greg Borowski, Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Mota’s other designs include Mobile, distinguished by a pattern of swirling gold, and Lucky Us, a reinterpretation of the auspicious clover sporting regal appliqué borders.
—Alia Akkam, Architectural Digest, 18 Dec. 2024
The chic glass bottle and gold top gorgeously decorates any sink.
—Amanda Lauren, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Adjective
The central bank of the world’s second-largest economy has resumed gold purchases, while a weak macroeconomic outlook — especially in a potentially escalating U.S. trade war — is driving safe-haven demand among local investors.
—Jenni Reid, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
The edge of the star was traced with gold glitter, most of it long since rubbed away.
—Greg Borowski, Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
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The Onion had worked with the Sandy Hook families and had a total bid of $7 million, which included $1.75 million in cash.Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Dec. 2024
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The Onion offered $1.75 million in cash and other incentives for Infowars' assets in the auction.CBS News, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2024
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Above, the bronzed, gilt metal candelabra was sourced via Paris’s Marché Puce.Katherine Burns Olson, Architectural Digest, 4 Nov. 2024
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The 2-year gilt yield had risen from around 4.2% on Wednesday to 4.415% in the Friday session.Jenni Reid, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024
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Survivor: Thailand The fake merge and brutal last challenge — where the final three had to hold coins between their fingers in a crazy painful pose — keep this dud out of the bottom spot.Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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For a purer measure, Blockchain Center’s Altcoin Season Index excludes stablecoins and wrapped coins.Marie Poteriaieva, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Brush with the egg and bake until golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes.Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 30 Nov. 2024
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In a test of the technology, a number of the sensor units were attached to the leaves of golden birch trees which were growing in the experimental garden of the University of Tokyo.New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Nov. 2024
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The Mariners, though, would face significant competition for Walker, and might not view a first baseman who will play next season at 34 years old as the wisest investment of their money.Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024
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Robert was somebody whom Gabriel knew better, and one night in the pub Gabriel pressed him on the question of money.Daisy Hildyard, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
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This week: a gilded apartment in an 1800s Romanesque Revival mansion.Clio Chang, Curbed, 10 Dec. 2024
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My eyes gleefully flittered among the many gilded furnishings, opulent light fixtures, and damask wall treatments.Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 7 Dec. 2024
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In that podcast, Atkins expressed support for a digital currency that is not controlled by the government.Bob Pisani, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
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All technologies exist on a spectrum and the entire tech world works together in some sense, but things can and will change, so Web3 builders shouldn’t be rigid with maximalist notions, like Bitcoin being the only currency the world needs.Jordan Yallen, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Gold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gold. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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