as in pristine
being in an original and unused or unspoiled state
a mint baseball card that should be worth a lot to a collector
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as in fortune
a very large amount of money
she made a mint when the real estate market was hot
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Recent Examples of mint
Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2025
Without clear safeguards, issuers who can mint their own collateralized digital money gain wide latitude for risk-taking, raising concerns that unchecked lending practices could fuel a new wave of financial instability.
—Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2025
Use greens like kale or spinach as the base, and flavor with lemon, ginger, or mint.
—Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 20 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Plus, the process could help the Democrats mint new national politicians out of mayors.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2025
Without clear safeguards, issuers who can mint their own collateralized digital money gain wide latitude for risk-taking, raising concerns that unchecked lending practices could fuel a new wave of financial instability.
—Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
Pair them with a white beadboard backsplash and mint cabinets for a bright, cheerful space.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2025
Use greens like kale or spinach as the base, and flavor with lemon, ginger, or mint.
—Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 20 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mint
Adjective
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To get your bathtub pristine white again, avoid using bleach, ammonia, or super abrasive chemicals.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
28 Oct. 2025
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South of Tampa and North of Sarasota, the small island town has a lowkey energy and pristine beaches.—
Lydia Price,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Corden is joined by Bobby Cannavale and Neil Patrick Harris for the first-ever Broadway revival of Yasmina Reza’s play, which follows three longtime friends whose relationship is pushed to the brink when one of them spends a fortune on a stark, all-white painting.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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Just two years after his brother's death, Doug Ford's political fortunes blossomed.—
NPR,
NPR,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The term was coined by the psychologist Dorothy Tennov in the 1970s to describe romantic obsession characterized by extreme emotional highs and lows.—
Marielle Segarra,
NPR,
20 Sep. 2025
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That same flight saw her draft her first business plan, coin the name Miami Sample, and register the domain.—
Angela Lei,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Loloi Magnolia Home by Joanna Gaines Area Rug Looking for a low-lift way to make a space feel fresh for fall?—
Averi Baudler,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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The hoisin sauce adds glossy sweetness and umami depth, while fresh ginger brightens things up.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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One example of such smaller space weather events is a magnetic flux rope—bundles of magnetic fields wrapped around each other like a rope.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Oct. 2025
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Combined with Apple’s moves to make Apple TV available via Amazon, a bundle deal with Peacock, and other maneuvers, the streaming service seems ready to rev up its ambitions, and MLS may stand to benefit by being along for that ride.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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All are different, each is stamped with the same sensibility and craftsmanship.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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Have your punch card stamped at each stop and indulge.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Samaritan’s Purse has pledged 42 ambulances, 28 of them armored, to Magen David Adom, Israel’s emergency medical service, and is supporting 11 major construction projects, including ambulance response stations and community centers equipped with bomb shelters.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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The Russians had already been converting Soviet-era bombs into glide munitions with a range of some 80 kilometers (50 miles), allowing aircraft to fire them while staying well clear of Ukrainian air defenses.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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Afterward, Tharp joined Copeland on stage, a bouquet of flowers in hand — the first of many, many colleagues and collaborators emerging from the wings to congratulate Copeland, as golden confetti rained down and the pile of bouquets on the stage swelled.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
23 Oct. 2025
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Or a pile of stones where once there had been a convent.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Mint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mint. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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