coinages

noun

plural of coinage
as in innovations
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 coinages The author, a professor named Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw, proved to have a knack not just for provocative legal essays but for coinages, too. — Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 4 May 2026 There were a few coinages in the script, but 90 percent of the language is real. — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coinages
  1. innovations
  2. inventions
Noun
  • Here are 10 American inventions and innovations whose influence extends far beyond their origins.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Not to mention, the model holds some 18 patented innovations.
    — Robb Report, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of innovations
Noun
  • From the airplane to the transistor, inventions developed in the United States have radically changed how people travel, communicate, manufacture goods, and understand the world.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Combining the two would bring the tech and infrastructure parts of Musk’s empire together (the Wall Street pitch) and a hyperconcentrated bet on the billionaire’s inventions, politics, and personality (the actual pitch).
    — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of inventions

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“Coinages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coinages. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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