as in money
something (as pieces of stamped metal or printed paper) customarily and legally used as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment
seeking a job that pays plenty of coin
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Recent Examples of coin
New Atlas, 18 June 2025
According to Google trends, the term was coined in late May and saw a significant spike around the Sky’s first two games against the Indiana Fever.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
Jesse Pound, CNBC, 21 June 2025
Joseph, Texier both return In the final months of the regular season and in the playoffs, Blues coach Jim Montgomery could’ve flipped a coin when deciding whether to put either Mathieu Joseph or Alexandre Texier.
—Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 20 June 2025
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Noun
Rapamycin is not new – it was identified in 1972, in soil samples taken from Rapa Nui, or Easter Island, as European explorers coined it, in 1964.
—New Atlas, 18 June 2025
According to Google trends, the term was coined in late May and saw a significant spike around the Sky’s first two games against the Indiana Fever.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
Verb
Several major tech and consumer companies are reportedly exploring issuing their own stablecoins or using existing coins more frequently.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 21 June 2025
Joseph, Texier both return In the final months of the regular season and in the playoffs, Blues coach Jim Montgomery could’ve flipped a coin when deciding whether to put either Mathieu Joseph or Alexandre Texier.
—Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coin
Noun
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If companies needed money from the markets, the markets had their sources of capital appropriately drawn from those with ample surplus funds, including banks and bond issuers with the populace’s money.—
Brian Domitrovic,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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In October, the project got a boost when the Department of Transportation under President Joe Biden approved Miami-Dade for $389 million toward the Northeast Corridor, money requiring congressional approval that’s still pending.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2025
Verb
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Is the packaging consciously designed or needlessly wasteful?—
Angela Trakoshis,
Allure,
23 June 2025
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The 37-foot-tall living sculpture, created in 2000, is designed to nurture more than 50,000 flowering plants and will be seeded in August with the hope that it will be fully established by April, when architect Peter Zumthor’s new poured concrete building is scheduled to open to the public.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2025
Verb
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The Oscars’ voting body is growing again with a glittering list of new recruits that includes pop superstar Ariana Grande, newly minted Oscar-winner Kieran Culkin and late-night veterans — and past Oscar hosts — Jimmy Kimmel and Conan O’Brien.—
Josh Rottenberg,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2025
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As parents pass down their money to their Gen X, millennial, and Gen Z kids, new millionaires will continue to be minted at high rates for decades.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
25 June 2025
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Members also get Walmart cash rebates on travel services.—
Pamela N. Danziger,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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To model what this distribution — which will begin when the first baby bonds recipients turn 18 in 2041 — will look like, the cash catalyst program will also focus on giving money to people between the ages of 18 and 30.—
P.R. Lockhart,
Hartford Courant,
27 June 2025
Verb
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After hatching underground, the small worms immediately begin feeding on plant roots and decomposing stems and leaves below the soil surface.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 June 2025
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Females can lay up to 100 eggs during a lifetime, which hatch in three to six weeks.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
27 June 2025
Verb
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This race not only stamps a ticket to the Breeders’ Cup, but could also reshape the older filly & mare division—and your betting bankroll.—
Jared Welch,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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Deliver a title and his imprint on this city and state will forever be stamped.—
Zak Keefer,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
Noun
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For short-form content, several episodes are usually available for free, while further episodes require a subscription or for audiences to use in-platform or in-app currency to unlock new episodes.—
Sara Merican,
Deadline,
26 June 2025
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Last week, the Senate approved the stablecoin bill, establishing a framework to regulate these digital currencies that are linked to the U.S. dollar.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
Verb
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Now, Richardson has once again drummed up injury concerns, as the shoulder injury leading to his minicamp was beginning to cause even more concern.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
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For decades, there has been no better way for Hollywood marketers to drum up interest in their films than to play trailers for thousands of fans settled in their seats at cinemas across the country waiting for the main attraction to begin.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
23 June 2025
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“Coin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coin. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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