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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The good news is that securing agentic AI does not require inventing a new discipline.

— Krishnaveni Palanivelu, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026
For a guy who's such a prominent African-American to try to get in on the conversation by inventing something that never took place.

— Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of inventing

Verb

Twenty-nine European countries, including France, Spain, and Greece, have implemented the entry-exit system (EES) that replaces manual passport stamping with biometric checks.

— Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 12 Aug. 2026
In place of painting on roses and covering them with chrome, consider stamping gold stickers on the center of each nail for professional-looking DIY nail art in minutes.

— Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of stamping

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Los Angeles Chargers Coach Jim Harbaugh loves to establish the ground game, while offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel has proven proficient at designing a rushing attack.

— Jeff Howe, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
When designing nursery gear, the baby bottle naturally gets the spotlight.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of designing

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Ashcraft has allowed two runs over his last two starts (17 IP), fashioning a 14-to-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio.

— Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
While the boy has not been charged as an adult, the adult designation gives a judge the option of sentencing him as a juvenile, an adult, or fashioning a blended sentence with the option of imposing an adult sentence if the boy is not rehabilitated.

— Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of fashioning

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Across product organizations, Microsoft executives have been devising ways to charge customers based on usage to better reflect rising costs.

— Jordan Novet, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
Now, researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have thwarted that tyranny even more profoundly, by devising an ultra-fast way to steer light, using light itself as the steering wheel.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of devising

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Despite the secrecy, rumors of the project began to percolate at the festival over the weekend, and the line to see the film in the 650-seat Werner Herzog Theater started forming hours before showtime.

— Rebecca Keegan, NBC news, 7 Sep. 2026
In March 2024, hairline cracks began forming along the entire length of a support beam on the top floor.

— Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of forming

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Since then, the species has been through 13 breeding seasons, with recovery efforts working to overcome challenges associated with low genetic diversity, including infertility and poor hatching success.

— Adela Suliman, NBC news, 1 Sep. 2026
After hatching, the pups will transition to a sea pen to get used to the natural marine environment and develop foraging skills.

— Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of hatching

Verb

Another picture in the post shows Justin patting Phin on the head as the pair walk together on a golf course, sporting matching golf bags.

— Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026
Drake also used the opening portion of the stream to reflect on his recent releases, patting himself on the back a little for dropping three projects at once.

— Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of patting

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