gold fever
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of gold fever
First recorded in 1840–50
Example Sentences
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Across the continent, gold fever helped San Francisco vault onto the top-10 list in 1870.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
The pockmarked earth on Johannesburg's eastern fringe, until last week a humble cattle kraal ringed with barbed wire, now stands as the unlikely centre of South Africa's latest gold fever.
From Barron's ● Feb. 16, 2026
California has been a beacon, a destination, a paradise and promised land ever since its headlong expansion in a rush of gold fever.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2024
And, as it turns out, the rain brought a measure of gold fever back to the foothills of the Sierra.
From New York Times ● Apr. 25, 2023
The gold fever which ran its rapid course through the veins of the historic “forty-niners” recurs at certain intervals, and seizes its victims with almost irresistible power.
From A Sunny Little Lass by Raymond, Evelyn
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