coined

past tense of coin

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for coined
Verb
  • The wave machine someone invented to simulate the oceans of Pandora risks crushing the actors to death under eight pounds of steel?
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Putnam raised the example of how, during the previous upswing, organizations like the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts were invented just a few years apart, because people recognized that young people needed mentors.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • And problems continue despite the flight cancellations designed to relieve stress on controllers struggling to deal with the shutdown.
    Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
  • It is designed for easygoing travelers and families—and anyone who likes open air, hot cheese, and mountain views.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Riffmade founders Stephanie Betesh and Nicholas Steigmann devised a whole line of furnishings with this idea in mind, starting with a desk that can be covered up when the work day is over.
    Lori Keong, Architectural Digest, 30 Oct. 2025
  • The British military historian John Keegan revealed the hazards of this kind of planning in his anatomy of the Schlieffen Plan, the German strategy for fighting a two-front continental war that was devised, in 1905, by the chief of the army’s general staff, Alfred von Schlieffen.
    Elizabeth D. Samet, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The burger consists of two steakburger patties, American cheese, pickles, onions and ketchup on a bun stamped with the Bitcoin symbol.
    Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The vials are then inspected using flashes of light, stamped, boxed up and shipped out via a warehouse.
    Janis Mackey Frayer, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In the wake of Satterfield's death, her family found themselves in a legal saga with Alex who had hatched a moneymaking scheme.
    Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
  • It was hatched toward the end of the 16th century, when Spain had been on a century-long winning streak of divine luck and ruthless efficiency.
    Big Think, Big Think, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • During the event, several confrontations broke out, but were quickly calmed by police, who had formed a perimeter around Zellerbach Hall.
    Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 12 Nov. 2025
  • As Kimmel went into comedy, Escobedo formed the band Cleto and the Cletones in 1995, mostly playing saxophone.
    Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 11 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Even so, del Toro has not merely concocted another Whale of a tale.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Each district sends two children as tributes to the fight-to-the-death Hunger Games, concocted by the capitol to keep the populace distracted.
    Adam Bell, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This tiny house is fashioned with modern finishes, creating a sleek aesthetic that looks elegant and high-end.
    Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Its distressed jackets and patchwork dresses, each hand-mended and one-of-a-kind, are not fashioned for mass production but for permanence.
    Maria Williams, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
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“Coined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coined. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.

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