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
Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2025
Matt Woosnam Everton: Harrison Armstrong Armstrong’s Everton team-mates call him ‘Hollywood’, a nickname coined on an early-summer training camp in Scotland.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025
Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
The Matadors won the coin toss and received.
—Bernie Wilson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Guardino also coined the Stars and Strides run, which contributed over $1 million to Valley Health Foundation.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2025
Matt Woosnam Everton: Harrison Armstrong Armstrong’s Everton team-mates call him ‘Hollywood’, a nickname coined on an early-summer training camp in Scotland.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025
Verb
Miami won the coin toss and deferred, which proved relevant because the Hurricanes essentially ran out the clock on the first half with a 75-yard touchdown drive, then started the second half with another 75-yard TD march.
—Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
The Matadors won the coin toss and received.
—Bernie Wilson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coin
Noun
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The White House has repeatedly withheld money previously appropriated by Congress, with minimal pushback from GOP lawmakers.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Sep. 2025
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My mom came from bad financial circumstances and you get used to (the money) and there was a stature to it.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In addition to the main compartment, the bag has two zippered pockets in front, a rear zipped pocket, and a mesh expansion that is designed to hold a water bottle, to-go coffee mug, umbrella, or sunglasses case.—
Rachel Trujillo,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Sep. 2025
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Tejasvi designed it with large-font type to make text easier to see and read, and a soft, blue theme intended to be soothing to people who may come to the site fresh from a scam and be fearful or frazzled.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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To date, the three Mortal Kombat movies from New Line have minted $257.8M around the globe.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
29 Aug. 2025
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Plus, the process could help the Democrats mint new national politicians out of mayors.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
26 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Shortly before midnight, witnesses told police the man entered the banquet hall, grabbed a gift box that contained the cash and checks and then exited the building.—
Jack Moore,
ABC News,
6 Sep. 2025
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If no one wins the jackpot, the cash prize will continue to tick up.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Homeless after impulsively signing herself out of the institution, Maria Angeles hatches a plan to squat in secret in her beloved apartment.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
4 Sep. 2025
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After six months of barely evading capture, an escape plan was hatched that saw the soldier cross into Spain and eventual freedom.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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While 10 teams across South America, Asia, Oceania have already joined hosts Canada, Mexico and the United States in stamping their ticket to next June’s tournament, everything is still to play for in European qualifying.—
Jack Bantock,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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More on the nanoimprint lithography (NIL) Nanoimprint lithography (NIL) is like stamping patterns onto a film, but at a microscopic level.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Mongolia’s experience suggests that trust is the true currency of inclusion.—
Munkhtuya Rentsenbat,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Trust is the new currency of innovation, especially with AI.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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From the get-go, that was an effort on our part to drum up interest.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, as China faces its own challenges at home, where the ruling Communist Party is grappling with a slowing economy and persistent unemployment, some observers wonder whether drumming up nationalism as a distraction strategy could push China into an even more aggressive stance.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Coin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coin. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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