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: covered or tinged with gold or a golden color
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The reception room, just off the entryway, features colorful wall and ceiling decorations and a gilded overmantel mirror and matching cornices.—
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: having a background of wealth and luxury : prosperous, luxurious
Emily Post was raised among New York's gilded elite.—Susan Berfield
Susan Berfield… despite the upper-crust background and the gilded résumé, Bonham Carter is a pretty modern chick off stage.—Elizabeth Gleick
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Gulf governments aren’t as rich or as liquid as their gilded palaces and generous social programs suggest.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 24 June 2025
And last night, Beyoncé and Miley Cyrus shut Paris down with a surprise joining of forces—with gold and gilded matching looks to boot.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 20 June 2025
The Louvre has become a bellwether of global overtourism – a gilded palace overwhelmed by its own popularity.
—Thomas Adamson, Christian Science Monitor, 16 June 2025
The Italian brand’s strappy footwear features an intricate wrap-around gilded metallic design that creates a flattering illusion of extra height by elongating the appearance of the ankles.
—Mikelle Street, Footwear News, 18 May 2025
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Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 24 June 2025
And last night, Beyoncé and Miley Cyrus shut Paris down with a surprise joining of forces—with gold and gilded matching looks to boot.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 20 June 2025
The Louvre has become a bellwether of global overtourism – a gilded palace overwhelmed by its own popularity.
—Thomas Adamson, Christian Science Monitor, 16 June 2025
The Italian brand’s strappy footwear features an intricate wrap-around gilded metallic design that creates a flattering illusion of extra height by elongating the appearance of the ankles.
—Mikelle Street, Footwear News, 18 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for gilded
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“Gilded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gilded. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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