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strike gold

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Synonyms
STRONGEST
boost develop grow improve raise upgrade
STRONG
elevate enlarge grade magnify multiply prefer prosper thrive up uplift
WEAK
break the bank get fat get rich hit pay dirt hit the jackpot make a killing make out pan out strike it rich
Antonyms
STRONGEST
decline decrease diminish halt hurt lessen reduce repress stop
STRONG
fail lose lower spurn
WEAK
back down hesitate recede retreat retrogress take back turn withdraw yield

Example Sentences

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Big tech companies are starting to strike gold with artificial intelligence, but investors are still wringing their hands over the multibillion-dollar bets on data centers and chips.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Yet the Dodgers kept putting him in the middle of the lineup hoping he’d strike gold.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2023

The Nuggets are hoping to strike gold again, like they did last summer when they took Christian Braun out of Kansas at No. 21.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 22, 2023

In Northern California, prospectors are looking to strike gold after the winter storms, recalling a storied era in state history.

From New York Times • Apr. 22, 2023

I guess you think I’m trash, and perhaps I am, but up here in the North men stick by their pardners till they strike gold or leave their bones on the trail.

From Colorado Jim by Goodchild, George