COINING Synonyms: 67 Similar and Opposite Words

coining

verb

present participle of coin

as in inventing

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as in minting

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Reference Existing Guides Figuring out how to make a workplace menopause-friendly doesn’t require re-inventing the wheel.

— Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 21 Oct. 2026
But extracting rents is much easier than inventing new things.

— NIALL FERGUSON, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of inventing

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All this suggests that stopping illicit distillation will mean finding new attacks before stamping them out.

— Peter Hall, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2026
That car became a rally staple, training a generation of drivers, including the French legend Jean Ragnotti, and stamping its double white stripe into motorsport folklore.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of stamping

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Those assumptions can be quite uncertain when designing an entirely new study.

— Mark Louie F. Ramos, STAT, 21 Oct. 2026
This year’s homebrew showstopper could see its creator designing a licensed table for one of the industry’s major manufacturers by the following year’s show.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of designing

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The duo and their team of costumers got to work fashioning Skarsgård a bottom half—wood and all.

— Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
Now nobody wants to start fashioning a bust in Canton for Rodriguez already but as fellow linebacker Jordyn Brooks told the Miami Herald, the rookie has the potential to be an amazing player for quite some time.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of fashioning

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Mungiu may have a less sadistic streak and a more active camera, but the two filmmakers share a particular commitment to narrative indeterminacy, devising intricate yet incomplete crime-story plots that function broadly as sociopolitical allegories.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2026
Instead, the self-regulating organization takes the day-to-day lead in devising standards, conducting oversight, enforcing rules, and punishing bad actors, drawing on its business members’ unique knowledge and real-world expertise.

— William R. Gruver, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of devising

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Eons ago a star up to 30 times the mass of our sun collapsed and perished, forming a black hole.

— Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Listening to music is a powerful tool for learning, growing, and forming connections—and kids’ movies and shows throughout the years have actually produced some of the best songs in pop culture history.

— Stephanie Ganz Published, Parents, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of forming

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This summer, a mosquito control company based in Silver Spring, Maryland, began introducing flocks of infertile male mosquitos in residential communities to prevent eggs from hatching.

— Angie Orellana Hernandez, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026
While the folklore may be fun to talk about, the width of their bands are determined by hatching conditions, genetics and behavior of a brood, among other things, experts say.

— Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of hatching

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In 2022, the paparazzi leaked photos of the two holding hands, nestled into each other at a New York bar, and Holmes patting Robach on the rear.

— Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
In this case, there’s no swiping or rubbing at all—just let the pads sit and soak in for a few minutes before gently patting in the excess.

— Jenny Jin, Glamour, 29 Sep. 2026

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