coinages

plural of coinage

Example Sentences

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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
Noun
  • Twelve months later, REESE’S OREO has generated more than $188 million in retail sales and become one of the most successful candy innovations of the last decade.
    — Kirk Tanner, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Some of Daniel’s composite-material innovations — particularly in the biomedical field and for the federal government — continue to be used, his daughter said.
    — Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • In time, Nocera hopes his inventions will allow individuals and companies alike to cut their carbon footprint, while also providing new clean energy sources.
    — Abraham Swee, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026
  • As with all of our best and worst inventions, its motive has always been desperation.
    — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

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“Coinages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coinages. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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