coined

Definition of coinednext
past tense of coin

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for coined
Verb
  • National Snack Day was established in 2016 by Jace Shoemaker-Galloway, who has invented more than two-dozen informal holidays, Days of the Year said.
    Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 4 Mar. 2026
  • When the microphone came his way, Roberts told the world that baseball was the greatest game ever invented.
    Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • For it, Carolyn wore a dress designed by Narciso Rodriguez, her friend from her time as a publicist at Calvin Klein.
    Radhika Seth, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2026
  • The gym too is stylishly designed—with hemlock floors and forgiving lights—and the fitness equipment is up-to-date, if unfortunately not sourced from Olympus itself.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Conrad and Dial showed still images to the others at the jail, and devised a plan of capture should the man return.
    James Verini, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Still, scientists have devised clever ways to investigate how sleep and dreams can affect us.
    Veronique Greenwood, Time, 26 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Business emblems have permeated pro sports—sewn onto jerseys, stamped onto equipment, digitally plastered behind players.
    Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Nearly every inch of the wall is stamped with finger and palm prints.
    Maddy Keyes, The Frontier, 5 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Meanwhile, a young, party-loving event planner named Bronson van Wyck heard about the secret Oscar lane and hatched a plan.
    Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 3 Mar. 2026
  • On the surface, the forms resemble a series of boxes, hatched bands, grids, and diamonds.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 1 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Other states led mostly by Democrats have also formed alliances, with Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts and several other East Coast states banding together to create the Northeast Public Health Collaborative.
    Angela Hart, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
  • The news of the cancellation broke on March 7, the same week that a group of autism experts formed an independent group to counter misinformation.
    Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 9 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Arias and her mother concocted the treat to resemble a large pink cupcake with sprinkles.
    Patricia Gallagher Newberry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Since the advent of TV and radio, public figures have concocted deliberate soundbites to stick out and persuade the public.
    Charles Trepany, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • For example, a superstar playing card from the ultra-rare Topps Dice Game (fashioned after Strat-O-Matic, and released in 1963, though it’s officially labeled 1961 by trading card grader PSA) is virtually unattainable.
    Michael Salfino, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Putting private anguish and public witnessing into forceful tension, Paksa fashioned a productively ambivalent rubric for the artist under authoritarianism.
    Daniel R. Quiles, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
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“Coined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coined. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.

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