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
Andy Greenberg, Wired News, 22 May 2025
Quinby found that buying the meme coin didn't immediately result in access to the president.
—Nancy Cordes, CBS News, 22 May 2025
Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 2 May 2025
His former White House political adviser Steve Bannon appeared to coin the idea during Trump's first term.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Plenty of other friends were interested in getting into crypto, too, and Akasha would offer to sell them his coins for cash.
—Andy Greenberg, Wired News, 22 May 2025
Quinby found that buying the meme coin didn't immediately result in access to the president.
—Nancy Cordes, CBS News, 22 May 2025
Verb
The 17-year-old is the second person to be arrested in connection with the fire, which broke out last Tuesday and has been coined the Jones Road Wildfire.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 2 May 2025
His former White House political adviser Steve Bannon appeared to coin the idea during Trump's first term.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coin
Noun
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Combs himself might have alluded to a propensity to stash money away in the 1997 hit that helped launch his rapping career after years as a producer and impresario.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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That’s money the district can redirect into the classroom, Spencer said during a presentation.—
Silas Allen,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 May 2025
Verb
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Most Popular Most Popular Pratt & Whitney workers entering third week of strike while preparing to lose health care Property of week: Historic home with in-ground pool and dock with water access A CT hospital is opening a new unit designed to keep people out of the emergency room.—
Mac Cerullo,
Hartford Courant,
19 May 2025
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The Trump administration agreed to not apply the machine gun ban to such devices so long as they are not designed for use with handguns.—
Nate Raymond,
USA Today,
18 May 2025
Verb
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In previous decades, stars were minted by the TV shows and radio stations that served as the central engine of music discovery.—
Elias Leight,
Billboard,
16 May 2025
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While minting/redeeming services, smart contract, and developer tools are not unheard of in the industry, the company’s combination augments the company’s already robust stablecoins with a convenient, all-in-one package.—
Earl Carr,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
Noun
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In the next few years, expect to see even more people quietly stacking cash from their living rooms, offering hyper-specific products and services and never worrying about beating the algorithm.—
King Holder,
Rolling Stone,
22 May 2025
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Having to pay cash for everything up front has stifled businesses’ ability to grow.—
Taylor Luck,
Christian Science Monitor,
21 May 2025
Verb
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After migrating south for the winter, about a third of piping plovers hatched in the wild return to their birthplace during their first summer.—
Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
12 May 2025
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Biologists hatched the snakes in captivity at the Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens’ Orianne Center for Indigo Conservation in Eustis.—
Olivia Lloyd,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 May 2025
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At New York Fashion Week in September 2024, fashion label Tory Burch resurrected the Reva — a round-toe ballet flat that comes in soft or patent leather, stamped with the label’s circular medallion — that had been out of production since 2017.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
24 May 2025
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That bag also contained smaller bags of different colored pills — including some stamped with a Tesla symbol — that tested positive for MDMA and Xanax.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
21 May 2025
Noun
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American tariffs are anticipated to further take a toll on U.S. currency values.—
Allison Landa,
Travel + Leisure,
21 May 2025
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If China and Europe revalue their currencies too, trade flows could shift dramatically.—
Clem Chambers,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
Verb
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In her 2024 Variety cover story, Stewart opened up about the frustrating five-year journey to drum up the financing to make the film.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
13 May 2025
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Ruby the dog had struggled to drum up much in the way of adoption interest since arriving at Lancaster Park Care Center in Los Angeles, where she was originally named Camille.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
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“Coin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coin. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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