COINED Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

coined

verb

past tense of coin

as in invented

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as in minted

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Levy became involved with the Furby when his friend, Dave Hampton, who invented the toy with co-creator Caleb Chung, called Levy who had a talent for making pitches and had the connection.

— Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 29 Oct. 2026
Why is California — the state that basically invented environmental review — about to vote on overhauling part of it?

— Kiara Adams, Sacbee.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of invented

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There is a complimentary personalization service, and each piece can be gold-stamped with up to three initials.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026
Instead, his team developed SynthID, an imperceptible, incorruptible digital watermark now stamped to anything generated by Google AI, but also OpenAI, Nvidia, Kakao, and, soon, Apple.

— Daniel Varghese, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of stamped

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Storing heat between peaks Unlike solar and wind installations, conventional nuclear power plants are generally designed to produce electricity continuously.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026
Certain loan programs are specifically designed to help sellers do this.

— Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of designed

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Kiwanuka wanted the music to be precise and well-formed, but still emanating that playful, stream-of-consciousness feeling.

— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2026
Then, in 2007, researchers noted that spidroins engineered in the lab formed liquidlike globs.

— Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of formed

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In a bid to get more people interested in the event, ESPN and Marvel Studios devised an intriguing collaboration that will include a 30-second promo voiced by Paul Bettany, the actor who has long played Vision in various Marvel films.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 25 Oct. 2026
Designed for twice-daily use, the cream is meant to be applied with a massage ritual the brand devised just for the cream—a final touch on its feel-good MO.

— Jenny Berg, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of devised

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The dying granny, who chops away at her appendage with a prop hatchet, is played by Lee, sporting a silver wig seemingly fashioned of rope.

— Mark Asch, Variety, 29 Oct. 2026
The Heat awoke Tuesday as the NBA’s only 0-4 team and thoroughly bewildered about how a group that fashioned itself a contender could continue to perform so poorly.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of fashioned

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As a youngster, the Disney Channel was constantly switched on at the family home, Adéla hatched a plan and a timeline.

— Lars Brandle, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2026
Once hatched, the larvae feed on living tissue, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

— Kierra Frazier, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of hatched

Verb

Even an artist like Buddy, who is not that far from any of those guys, because the same circumstances shaped and molded him.

— Angel Diaz, Billboard, 27 Oct. 2026
For the upper, Nike goes with a metallic silver synthetic leather upper that connects both eras and features a Swoosh molded into its lateral side.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of molded

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