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gilded

[gil-did] / ˈgɪl dɪd /


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US actors Angelina Jolie, Jared Leto, Matt Damon and Jeff Bridges have all admitted to losing track of their gilded Academy Awards over the years.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Drawings and computer-generated renderings show a large, winged Lady Liberty flanked by two eagles -- all gilded -- atop a towering white arch.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

In the lavish memorial erected by his grieving widow, Queen Victoria, Prince Albert is golden, but few world leaders are permanently gilded, and certainly not before their deaths.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

The chumminess among some of the gilded people in Epstein’s circle has landed at an acutely populist moment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026

Inside, the train is opulent, gilded, and warm.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern




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