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
There were a few coinages in the script, but 90 percent of the language is real.
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Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2025
Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coinages
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As technology rapidly advances, with AI, crypto, encryption and other innovations, legacy social media and their content moderation policies are in flux.—
Steven Stalinsky,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Usually its more eccentric innovations are trialed as concept vehicles first, but the new Habiton is leaping right to full-on production camper van.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
9 Sep. 2025
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Industries sprouted and bloomed, inventions burgeoned, standards of living for masses always hit new heights.—
Brian Domitrovic,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Her childhood was a very creative one, filled with drawing, painting, designing, and tinkering with small inventions.—
Ugonnaora Owoh,
Essence,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Coinages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coinages. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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