gold rush
noun
1
: a rush to newly discovered goldfields in pursuit of riches
2
: the headlong pursuit of sudden wealth in a new or lucrative field
Examples of gold rush in a Sentence
the California gold rush of 1849
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Especially in the world of B2B—businesses selling to other businesses—the shift to AI answers has sparked a gold rush.
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Will Oremus, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
Inside a charred book, pages dotted in soot stains tell the story of how San Francisco rose to the epicenter of a gold rush.
—Sneha Dhandapani, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
In other words, Nvidia has moved from selling shovels in a gold rush to helping finance the miners, some of whom then turn around and buy its shovels.
—James Broughel, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
As history tells it, Strauss was a dry goods merchant in San Francisco at the height of the gold rush.
—Catherine Salfino, Footwear News, 20 May 2026
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Will Oremus, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
Inside a charred book, pages dotted in soot stains tell the story of how San Francisco rose to the epicenter of a gold rush.
—Sneha Dhandapani, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
In other words, Nvidia has moved from selling shovels in a gold rush to helping finance the miners, some of whom then turn around and buy its shovels.
—James Broughel, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
As history tells it, Strauss was a dry goods merchant in San Francisco at the height of the gold rush.
—Catherine Salfino, Footwear News, 20 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for gold rush
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“Gold rush.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gold%20rush. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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