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gold mine

NOUN
rich source
Synonyms
WEAK
Eldorado Golconda bonanza cash cow golden goose goose that laid the golden egg gravy train license to print money mother lode rich lode source of supply vein very profitable venture

Example Sentences

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Are the Dodgers baseball’s version of a gold mine?

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

It was in 1901 that British businessman William Knox D’Arcy, flush with cash from developing an Australian gold mine, heard about a fortune to be made in Iranian oil.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

It’s also worth asking whether the clear winners, AI companies attracting monster private-market valuations, might have a compelling product but not quite the gold mine everyone assumes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

A scarcity-based business model, where a luxury company deliberately produces less than the market demands, can be a gold mine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

I pretend to be captivated by something way off in the distance as I pass by Bob at the gold mine, careful not to make eye contact with him.

From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.