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
ArsTechnica,
25 June 2026
This secure style can be zipped inside a travel tote or crossbody bag and has enough slots and space to hold credit cards, an ID, and cash or coins—both of which are useful in Europe, especially at cafes where there may be a minimum spend to use a credit card or Apple Pay.
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Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
24 June 2026
Howard Halle,
ARTnews.com,
10 Apr. 2026
Their friendship has even inspired fans to coin their names as a term of endearment.
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Grace Gavilanes,
PEOPLE,
29 Jan. 2026
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Noun
In other words, the metaphorical coin must be weighted—in this case, by hominins doing things on purpose, like laying their dead to rest in the narrow, twisting darkness of Rising Star.
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ArsTechnica,
25 June 2026
This secure style can be zipped inside a travel tote or crossbody bag and has enough slots and space to hold credit cards, an ID, and cash or coins—both of which are useful in Europe, especially at cafes where there may be a minimum spend to use a credit card or Apple Pay.
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Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
24 June 2026
Verb
In fact, Duchamp didn’t coin the moniker Readymade until a 1915 sojourn to New York City.
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Howard Halle,
ARTnews.com,
10 Apr. 2026
Their friendship has even inspired fans to coin their names as a term of endearment.
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Grace Gavilanes,
PEOPLE,
29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coin
Noun
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Medora Lee is a money, markets, and personal finance reporter at USA TODAY.
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Nathan quickly discovered that limited money forces difficult choices.
Verb
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Ships, like airplanes, are designed with fluid dynamics in mind, and biofoul seriously messes that up.
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While the original impressed us with its ability to enhance product absorption and boost radiance, the new Booster Pro X2 doubles down with stronger output, dual-electrode technology, and seven treatment modes designed to improve everything from dull skin to large pores.
Verb
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Luca Zidane, the son of World Cup legend Zinedine, tries to mint a legacy of his own in net for Algeria.
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Bitcoin can mint that kind of money.
Noun
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SpaceX’s compensation philosophy historically favored equity over cash salaries, so this windfall extends well beyond executives and engineers to include nontechnical staff, entry-level workers and even cafeteria employees.
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If no one wins the jackpot, the cash prize will keep ticking up.
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Infante said on May 13, a group of ducklings hatched on her porch and walked over to the community pool.
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The latest excitement at the nest was the birth of Sandy and Luna, and their rapid growth after hatching nearly two months ago.
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Thursday’s mail was hand-stamped upon delivery.
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The company that stamps its name on a custom chip and the company that captures the durable profit from it are rarely the same.
Noun
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The sale, which still needs to be approved by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, would include personal belongings, currency, kitchen items, and décor; in addition to being put on the auction block, the items in question would go on a four-city global tour.
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Banks, investment firms, insurance companies, regulators and even currencies themselves exist because people collectively believe promises will be kept.
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His mind’s eye is always fixed on the streets of Palestine, where sellers drum up customers for their on-the-go snacks and eats.
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Nekhala had also purchased television commercials to drum up interest.
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“Coin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coin. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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