gild
Example Sentences
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There are plenty of signs that the gild is coming off the lily of the most robust AI forecasts.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
Most supermarket hams are already fully cooked, which means your job isn’t to roast so much as to gild the lily.
From Salon • Apr. 18, 2025
If you feel you need to gild the lily, then keep working.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2023
Overall, the official said, “I don’t want to gild the lily. . . . We’ve had questions to answer. But I think we are providing answers . . . not only words of reassurance, but also joint action.”
From Washington Post • Oct. 16, 2021
He might gild it, but in truth it was lacking.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
Vocabulary lists containing gild
Animal Farm
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
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