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
Betsy Andrews, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 June 2025
Hennigan likes to display an assortment of herbs from her local garden center, including basil, thyme, rosemary, sage, tarragon, and mint.
—Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 25 May 2025
Elias Leight, Billboard, 16 May 2025
Earlier this year, President Donald Trump directed the Treasury Department to stop minting pennies.
—Taylor Wilson, USA Today, 16 May 2025
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Noun
Bittersweet Seville orange; grapefruit and lemon peel for acidity; coriander, which is also citrusy; angelica and orris roots for spice; cassia to pair with mint in cocktails; jasmine to go with honey; and plenty of wild juniper.
—Betsy Andrews, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 June 2025
Hennigan likes to display an assortment of herbs from her local garden center, including basil, thyme, rosemary, sage, tarragon, and mint.
—Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 25 May 2025
Verb
Young listeners, who are most likely to mint the next young stars, primarily learn about new songs through Spotify and TikTok, according to a 2024 report from Edison Research.
—Elias Leight, Billboard, 16 May 2025
Earlier this year, President Donald Trump directed the Treasury Department to stop minting pennies.
—Taylor Wilson, USA Today, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mint
Adjective
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Walk into the reception of the Sports Technology Institute at Loughborough University and your eyes are drawn immediately to a pristine glass cabinet on the left.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
8 June 2025
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His pristine basketball sneakers were oddly bright in a room that has since receded into shadow in my memory.—
Danielle Ofri,
New Yorker,
7 June 2025
Noun
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How many individuals walked away from billion-dollar fortunes?—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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In a stroke of good fortune, Thrasher became House speaker the year Jeb Bush was elected governor in 1998.—
Steve Bousquet,
Sun Sentinel,
31 May 2025
Verb
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Vanbiesbrouck coined the phrase in the newspapers, and a legend was born, a dead rodent transmogrifying suddenly into something that would bond a team and its fans.—
Jeff Kleinman,
Miami Herald,
3 June 2025
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While competing at the junior and collegiate level, Broomfield coined her signature look: using a hair tie to create a makeshift crop top nearly every match.—
Ruth Etiesit Samuel,
Essence,
2 June 2025
Adjective
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Music festivals were once on the cutting edge, events where the music and vibe felt fresh and unique.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN Money,
1 June 2025
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What to expect: Impeccably fresh seafood, flown in daily and displayed on ice like edible sculpture.—
Lela London,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
Noun
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Dry skin and sun damage are two common problems as men age, and this TSA-friendly bundle includes salicylic acid face wash for clean skin, face cream with SPF15, retinol cream for pre-sleep moisturizing and eye cream.—
Ramsey Qubein,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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Total North American subscribers were 19.6 million, down 330,000 from the prior quarter due to a linear TV carriage dispute in Canada that removed Starz from a bundle.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
30 May 2025
Verb
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Toyota Industries, which founded Toyota Motor, produces a range of products including forklifts, engines, electronic components, and stamping dies.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
4 June 2025
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That night, a local official and postal workers stamped some of the thousands of commemorative covers crammed into the Electra’s nose.—
Laurie Gwen Shapiro,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
Noun
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Moscow’s stationing fission or fusion bombs in orbit would violate the Outer Space Treaty - the fundamental international pact that governs space missions across the solar system.—
Kevin Holden Platt,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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In the ensuing battles, Israeli forces have mercilessly pounded Gaza with bombs that have destroyed much of the region’s infrastructure, killing more than 53,000, according to Palestinian health officials.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
30 May 2025
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Imagine spending $3,000 on Nvidia’s latest GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card only to unbox a pile of backpacks instead.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
30 May 2025
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And another with Putin’s head on top of a pile of poop.—
Laura Kelly,
The Hill,
29 May 2025
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“Mint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mint. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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