as in gold mine
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 lode
And while researchers have made huge gains in fostering a greater understanding of these majestic creatures in recent decades, the use of AI may have just cracked open the mother lode of all puzzles: thier language.
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Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 7 June 2024
Halle Berry’s boyfriend, Van Hunt, gave his social media followers a mother lode of an eyeful on Mother’s Day.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 13 May 2024
So in our current environment, where mortgage rates skyrocketed from historic lows throughout the pandemic to a more than two-decade high in October last year, being mortgage-free is like hitting the mother lode.
—Rachel Ventresca, Fortune, 6 June 2024
While all of Arizona attracts bats for at least part of the year, this is the mother lode.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 20 May 2024
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Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 7 June 2024
Halle Berry’s boyfriend, Van Hunt, gave his social media followers a mother lode of an eyeful on Mother’s Day.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 13 May 2024
So in our current environment, where mortgage rates skyrocketed from historic lows throughout the pandemic to a more than two-decade high in October last year, being mortgage-free is like hitting the mother lode.
—Rachel Ventresca, Fortune, 6 June 2024
While all of Arizona attracts bats for at least part of the year, this is the mother lode.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 20 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mother lode
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That’s because the company could be sitting on a gold mine.Daniel Wine, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
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Areas like crypto investing and business AI integration are a gold mine.Tom Noh, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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This seemingly obvious passcode opened the door to a treasure trove of evidence.Lars Daniel, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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Join National Park Night Programming Many destinations, particularly those with dark skies, offer after-dark tours to help visitors appreciate their astronomical treasure troves.Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 3 Dec. 2024
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Rather than simply autocompleting sections of code, as current AI tools do, these agents can take on more complex work, such as checking code into repositories or combining data to enable analysis.Will Knight, WIRED, 11 Dec. 2024
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Norma and David had converted the median strip beyond their sidewalk into a native-plant repository—Christmas fern, aster, monarda, bergamot.Lauren Groff, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Mother lode.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mother%20lode. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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