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gilded

[gil-did] / ˈgɪl dɪd /


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Donald J. Trump in his gilded penthouse apartment at Trump Tower in New York.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 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 restaurant is unapologetically gilded, from the walls to the Japanese kintsugi–inspired plates, which reference the tradition of repairing broken pottery with gold.

From Salon • Feb. 2, 2026

Gu, who specialises in carving the heads of Buddha sculptures, proudly showed off the subtle expressions on the faces of a row of gilded figures in her storeroom.

From Barron's • Jan. 19, 2026

They ask us to use our gilded tools to recast every curve of their faces.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton




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