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 seized like a frenzy upon the avaricious, and the early colonisers turned their backs upon any country that lacked precious minerals.
From The Story of Seville by Hartley, C. Gasquoine (Catherine Gasquoine)
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