as in invention
something (as a device) created for the first time through the use of the imagination
this latest coinage from the minds who gave us the MP3 player
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Recent Examples of coinage
More than 70 years before the coinage of the term, W.E.B. DuBois anticipated Afrofuturism with his 1920 short story The Comet.
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Shantay Robinson, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Kraft noted that the coin's obverse was identical to the 1806 British coinage, while the reverse was unique to the Bahamas.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
Other coinage acts throughout the years raised the gold-silver ratio, and the average ratio throughout the 20th century was closer to 47:1.
—Victor Rosario, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
Overall, Roman coinage comes with a variety of portraiture and other imagery, but every image and portrait has a purpose for whoever is deciding what to produce for the general Roman public.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
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Shantay Robinson, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Kraft noted that the coin's obverse was identical to the 1806 British coinage, while the reverse was unique to the Bahamas.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
Other coinage acts throughout the years raised the gold-silver ratio, and the average ratio throughout the 20th century was closer to 47:1.
—Victor Rosario, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
Overall, Roman coinage comes with a variety of portraiture and other imagery, but every image and portrait has a purpose for whoever is deciding what to produce for the general Roman public.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coinage
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The invention of railway travel also necessitated the establishment of a unified time zone, which was provided by the Royal Observatory and adopted by the railway companies.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
22 June 2025
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When the disaster response price tag over the last half century is approaching 10% of the national debt, necessity should motivate invention of proactive infrastructure that reduces this cost.—
John Sabo,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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But the Ryder board, about a decade ago, wanted CEO Robert Sanchez to focus on innovation and how to lead the company beyond the core strategy and services that had sustained it for decades.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
19 June 2025
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At first glance, the law does not criminalize innovation.—
Chris Groshong,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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The new model is the company’s most extreme creation yet—but remains street-legal.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
26 June 2025
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Spearheading the creation of the university's Women's Studies Program bonded the two - and established a program that still exists to this day.—
Morgan Lieberman,
NPR,
26 June 2025
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“Coinage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coinage. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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