gilded
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The US president has sought to cement his legacy through changes to the White House, including gilded gold leaf accents in the Oval Office, demolition of the East Wing and construction of a ballroom.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
It is fenced in and gilded, with literal gold.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
Her creations include recycled car tires—symbols of the capital’s traffic-clogged modern life—with sides and treads imprinted with gilded Aztec symbols, including the flying feathered serpent-god Quetzalcoatl.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
On her fireplace, an ornate gilded mirror from the 1940s she found at Sunbeam Vintage is flanked by porcelain figurines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
The setting sun gilded the terraces on the east bank but cast the west bank into dark blue shadow.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
Vocabulary lists containing gilded
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
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Grade 11, List 4
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"Sonnet 55" by William Shakespeare
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