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
Jenny Hughes, The Spruce, 2 May 2026
Instead, always plant mint in a pot.
—Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 2 May 2026
Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
Also taking a page from broadcast traditions, the series aims to mint new stars with the new young ensemble around Moore.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Growing herbs in pots is ideal for poor soil, wet climates, or controlling spreading plants like mint.
—Jenny Hughes, The Spruce, 2 May 2026
Instead, always plant mint in a pot.
—Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 2 May 2026
Verb
Other competitors like Surge AI, Handshake and Micro1 have helped mint a new class of young, ultra-wealthy tech founders.
—Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
Also taking a page from broadcast traditions, the series aims to mint new stars with the new young ensemble around Moore.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mint
Adjective
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Importantly, this is a lower density than is found anywhere on Earth, even in our most pristine vacuums.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
8 May 2026
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Wildlife refuges and other nature areas protect 40% of Block Island, and residents are renowned for their fierce opposition to anything that might imperil their pristine Atlantic home.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
8 May 2026
Noun
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Only a small percentage of miners made a fortune.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Sun also saw his fortunes change under the new administration.—
Ben Weiss,
Fortune,
4 May 2026
Verb
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Writer Frank Write, who coined the term in 1987, said that not only astronauts might feel the effect—people on Earth could, too.—
Allison Parshall,
Scientific American,
11 Apr. 2026
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In fact, Duchamp didn’t coin the moniker Readymade until a 1915 sojourn to New York City.—
Howard Halle,
ARTnews.com,
10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Next door is Ottimo with its stone pizza oven and all kinds of homemade pasta and fresh fish.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 May 2026
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Canned tuna isn’t a replacement for the fresh kind but instead is its own big player.—
Nina Moskowitz,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 May 2026
Noun
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My mother’s cousins and neighbors joined us; trays, coffee, and bundles of cloth—used to lay couscous grains out to dry in the sun—were passed from hand to hand.—
Boutheina Ben Salem,
Vogue,
8 May 2026
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Broadcast networks had been doing this for years, but basic cable channels were far more restrictive about giving folks outside the pay-TV bundle access to their entire content slates.—
Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
7 May 2026
Verb
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The speed cams in work zones photograph drivers and time-stamp the images at two locations.—
Bruce Finley,
Denver Post,
1 May 2026
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The King also got to stamp a Park Passport with a stamp specially commissioned for the occasion.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Jimmy’s connection with Tariq, who is missing a leg due to a bomb that also scarred his mother’s face, is rooted in his brotherly love for his father Khalil, Jimmy’s translator, who was killed because of his work with the Americans.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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During a search of Beran A’s property, authorities found bomb-making equipment, per the BBC.—
Gina Kalsi,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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This dynamic creates a survival-of-the-fittest scenario where smaller companies — who can’t afford to sit on piles of unsold metals — might be forced into the arms of larger competitors.—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
4 May 2026
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Venice is a city built on timber piles driven into mud more than a thousand years ago, its infrastructure both stubborn and fragile.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
4 May 2026
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“Mint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mint. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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