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
Patricia Marx, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Workman, Chief Scientist and co-founder of the venture, helped coin the name Electric Goddess, honoring both the feminine energy of nurturing and the technical masculine drive of making.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Mark Price, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
Touching the ancient stones and brushing off ceramics and coins untouched for nearly two thousand years made that world come vividly alive.
—Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The term, which Keane and Shapiro claim to have coined, refers to any A.I. chatbot designed to dispense moral advice with divine certitude.
—Patricia Marx, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Workman, Chief Scientist and co-founder of the venture, helped coin the name Electric Goddess, honoring both the feminine energy of nurturing and the technical masculine drive of making.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
Discovering 300-year-old gold coins underwater is always exciting.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
Touching the ancient stones and brushing off ceramics and coins untouched for nearly two thousand years made that world come vividly alive.
—Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coin
Noun
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Is intuitive budgeting effective for saving money?—
Andreina Rodriguez,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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With less money being invested by record labels into touring, that has created a top-heavy artist hierarchy, with the rich getting richer and the poor and middle class falling by the wayside.—
Roy Trakin,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Ratcliffe’s cost-cutting regime, designed to make United profitable again, epitomises that financial landscape.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Levi's 311 Shaping Skinny Jeans Skinny jeans can be uncomfortable, but these ones from Levi’s are specifically designed with a tummy panel that smooths your mid-section and a stretchy fabric that hugs your curves.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
7 Oct. 2025
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In anticipation of America’s 250th anniversary, Congress passed the Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act, which allows the US Treasury to mint special $1 coins to celebrate the event.—
Kit Maher,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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The government has been minting commemorative coins since 1982, according to the U.S. Mint.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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For instance, if both people are eligible but one earned more, collect the lower amount first to have some cash.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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From dishes like cast-iron live Maine lobster to a 32-ounce Creekstone Farms American Wagyu Tomahawk ribeye, this is a restaurant where you'd better be prepared to drop some cash.—
Rosalind Bowling,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Oct. 2025
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The Russian jeweler’s most celebrated female designer, Alma Theresia Pihl, hatched the ethereal concept while her uncle, workmaster Albert Holmström, executed the exquisite craftsmanship.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
3 Oct. 2025
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How captive breeding program has helped condor populations This year’s group of adolescent condors were hatched and raised as a part of captive breeding programs at the Oregon Zoo and the San Diego Zoo Safari Park.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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How to Watch Newcastle vs Arsenal Arsenal will travel to England's north-east on Sunday in the hopes of stamping some authority on its Premier League title pursuit with a win over Newcastle United.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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The loafers are stamped with the American Podiatric Medical Association Seal of Acceptance, which means doctors give them a thumbs up for supporting foot health.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Yet, crypto is still the preferred currency of the criminal world.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Milei has had more success taming Argentina’s hyperinflation than first expected, but has been dealing with a brewing currency crisis and several corruption scandals.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Labels drum up anticipation for these releases by distributing different variants to different retailers, keeping a tight lid on which version each store will carry.—
Heather Bushman,
IndyStar,
1 Oct. 2025
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Sales in Greater China fell for the fifth straight quarter for the three months ended August 31 as Nike struggled to drum up demand in the face of stiff competition from domestic brands including Anta and Li-Ning.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Coin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coin. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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