golden

adjective

ˈgōl-dən How to pronounce golden (audio)
Definition of goldennext
1
as in bright
having qualities which inspire hope this may be your golden moment to impress a baseball scout, so don't blow it

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2
as in round
marked by conspicuously full and rich sounds or tones sang in a golden alto that filled the concert hall

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3
as in thriving
marked by vigorous growth and well-being especially economically the golden age of industrialization

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4
as in blond
of a pale yellow or yellowish brown color a golden Labrador

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5
as in promising
pointing toward a happy outcome that new job is a golden opportunity

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Recent Examples of golden Bake casserole until marshmallows are golden brown, 25–30 minutes. — Zoe Denenberg, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Oct. 2026 Traditionally, tobacco was harvested by hand, hung in a log barn and cured to a golden-brown with a wood fire that had to be stoked day and night. — ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026 They are dinged up and dingy, fortunate to constantly bask in a golden hue that covers up their imperfections. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026 In short, the encyclopedia is being destroyed by its biggest beneficiaries, like a golden goose slaughtered for slop-pâté. — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for golden
Recent Examples of Synonyms for golden
  1. bright
  2. round
  3. thriving
  4. blond
  5. promising
  6. optimistic
  7. ringing
  8. prosperous
Adjective
  • An exuberant pre-dawn sky — filled with large, bright stars, a luminous crescent moon, and blue and white swirls — dominates the landscape featuring a prominent cypress tree and distant hillside village.
    — Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
  • But the only picture mode that comes close to being that bright also has a notably green bias and ramps up the fan noise to a level that almost anyone will consider intolerable.
    — M. David Stone, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of bright
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  • Atlanta won 46 games a year ago and then took two more in a first-round, best-of-7 series against the eventual NBA champion New York Knicks.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2026
  • According to the Oxford English Dictionary, a sphere is a solid figure that is completely round, with every point on its surface an equal distance from the center.
    — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of round
Adjective
  • Salem is a vibrant, thriving, bustling city, attracting throngs of tourists in the autumn.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Lump recommends people explore the thriving creative communities in the towns en route, such as Mendocino and Laguna Beach.
    — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of thriving
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  • In the years since, Turner has ping-ponged between shades, effortlessly changing it up from blonde to red to brunette and back again.
    — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Skinner, 32, rocked a multicolor plaid miniskirt with a scandalous slit, capping off the look with a long blond wig, pink hoop earrings, a blue plaid headband and vibrant makeup.
    — Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of blond
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  • Roche unveiled strong data from divarasib in non-small cell lung cancer, and Incyte showed promising results from INCB161734 in pancreatic cancer.
    — Amanda Erickson, STAT, 27 Oct. 2026
  • One Mithril program reached promising results in mice within 18 months.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of promising
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  • For now, investors seem optimistic about the merger’s prospects.
    — Morgan Chittum, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Its terms were not far from Biden’s, but Walzer was not optimistic.
    — Jordi Graupera, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of optimistic
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  • Michigan coach Kyle Whittingham was asked about Underwood’s security in the starting job earlier this week and hardly offered up a ringing endorsement.
    — Bruce Feldman, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Martha-Mary Chapel, Sudbury Reverend Bryce (Toby Huss) presides over the town church, where mysterious ringing bells seem to indicate something dark is afoot.
    — Nicholas DeRenzo, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of ringing
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  • The construction is transforming what was once a coastal defense zone into one of China’s most prosperous regions.
    — Ningrong Liu, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • In Namibia, the stakes are high, but so is the promise of a more prosperous, wild future.
    — Samantha Falewée, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026
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