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
Usa Today, USA Today, 29 May 2026
The two coins serve as two regulatory addresses for one company.
—Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Howard Halle, ARTnews.com, 10 Apr. 2026
Their friendship has even inspired fans to coin their names as a term of endearment.
—Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Retail prices for coins and bars typically include premiums above the spot price.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 29 May 2026
The two coins serve as two regulatory addresses for one company.
—Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Verb
In fact, Duchamp didn’t coin the moniker Readymade until a 1915 sojourn to New York City.
—Howard Halle, ARTnews.com, 10 Apr. 2026
Their friendship has even inspired fans to coin their names as a term of endearment.
—Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coin
Noun
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There's much more, but this is a taster of how much money and time the partnership divert back into the area.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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But they are constrained by money—its excess and its absence.—
Katy Siegel,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
Verb
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The Oatleys hired Australian architect Chris Beckingham to design spaces that let the scenery speak for itself.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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The 'Check My Unclaimed Inheritance' button is the trap This is likely a phishing link designed to collect personal data.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
22 May 2026
Verb
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Democratic members of Congress have argued the president’s efforts to mint his image on dollars and coins violates the 1866 law that limits only portraits of deceased individuals to appear on currency.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
28 May 2026
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The Lionsgate library counts more than 20,000 film & television titles which mint $1 billion in trailing 12-month revenues.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
28 May 2026
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George Gascón, who eliminated cash bail for misdemeanors and nonviolent felonies and championed rehabilitation over punitive sentencing.—
National Correspondent,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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Finally, if Anthropic is the third to go public, remember the market will be severely depleted of cash.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
31 May 2026
Verb
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When a wild female mates with a sterile male, her eggs won’t hatch.—
Joe Wilkins,
Futurism,
4 June 2026
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Thus, when a wild female mosquito mates with a sterile male, her eggs won’t hatch.—
Bay City News,
Mercury News,
4 June 2026
Verb
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After weeks of stamping an identity of defensive toughness, the Sky are hemorrhaging losses as a result of defensive collapses.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2026
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Where to buy Mister Rogers stamps The Mister Rogers Stamps will be available for purchase at any post office nationwide and on The Postal Store online.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
26 May 2026
Noun
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The Indian currency has been under pressure from its rising import bill and sustained capital outflows, even prompting Prime Minister Narendra Modi to appeal to citizens to help conserve foreign exchange.—
Sri Jegarajah,Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
3 June 2026
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Bitcoin offers growth potential tied to adoption Like gold, Bitcoin is often viewed as a hedge against currency debasement because its supply is limited.—
Sharon Wu,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
Verb
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Indeed, those connected services and their possible links to the Chinese state were scary enough to US lawmakers to drum up bipartisan support for new regulations that bar their import, absent an authorization from the Department of Commerce.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
2 June 2026
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Marcus Romero and Alberto Parra were out on their Saturday morning canvassing neighborhoods in Oakland to drum up support for Measure E.—
John Ramos,
CBS News,
31 May 2026
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“Coin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coin. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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