coined

verb

past tense of coin
1
as in invented

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2
as in minted

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coined
  1. invented
  2. stamped
  3. designed
  4. formed
  5. devised
  6. fashioned
  7. hatched
  8. molded
Verb
  • Bud Billiken, the page’s fictional editor/mascot described as the guardian and protector of children, was invented by Abbott and the Defender’s executive editor Lucius Harper.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
  • All the other stuff, the journalist and the train ride and stuff like that, is invented.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of invented
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  • Ironically, the information sheets are stamped with the CDC's logo - as required by law - even though Amherst Pediatrics has explicitly directed patients away from the CDC.
    — Karen Brown, NPR, 30 July 2026
  • These gifts work because the personalization is functional and discreet, not a logo stamped onto an ordinary object.
    — Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
Definition of stamped
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  • The sleek, midcentury-feeling interiors were designed by Thomas Juul-Hansen.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Their menus include advanced therapies such as vitamin shots, protein and stem cell treatments, and IV infusions designed to support goals like weight loss, stress relief, and gut health.
    — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of designed
Verb
  • For decades Memphis, the most populous city in Shelby County, formed the base of its own congressional district.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Her most visible stretch came as part of The Meta-Four alongside Lash Legend, Noam Dar and Oro Mensah, a group formed at NXT Battleground in 2023.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of formed
Verb
  • So the study’s authors, led by Tuhin Chakrabarty, a professor of computer science at Stony Brook University, devised another check.
    — Will Oremus, The Atlantic, 27 July 2026
  • Many believe Newton was the lone genius who devised this branch of mathematics all on his own.
    — Michael Muthukrishna, Fortune, 23 July 2026
Definition of devised
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  • Of course, the print is a classic summer trend, but some styles can lean grandma-like and look a little old fashioned.
    — Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The customer bought an angel figure, fashioned with tears on her face and arms holding her chest.
    — Emily Tarinelli, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
Definition of fashioned
Verb
  • These siblings, hatched this year at Montrose Beach, are the grandchildren of Monty and Rose, who sparked a citywide conservation movement after raising the first successful piping plovers chicks in Chicago in more than 70 years.
    — Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
  • For one, Lane visited the World Bird Sanctuary’s captive breeding program for Eurasian Eagle Owls that hatched and raised Flaco and his siblings that are still living in zoos nationwide.
    — Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of hatched
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  • Jumping back to today, or last year, the Engine A employs a single-piece molded upper along with an ERS midsole with cutouts that reveal a core of SuperFloat foam within.
    — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 28 July 2026
  • The upper is made with waterproof, lightweight, and flexible GORE-TEX, and the interior midsole is molded to fit the foot and provide a bouncy feel.
    — Shea Simmons, PEOPLE, 11 July 2026
Definition of molded
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