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adjective

Definition of mintnext
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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mint

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noun

as in fortune
a very large amount of money she made a mint when the real estate market was hot

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mint

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verb

as in to coin

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Recent Examples of mint
Noun
Available in smoke gray and mint green, for $99, directly from Gadhouse. — Sofia Goldstein, SPIN, 17 July 2026 Each mint green stocking features a nostalgic Christmas village scene with Santa, teddy bears, a rocking horse, a gingerbread house, and woodland creatures, and can be personalized for each family member. — Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 16 July 2026
Verb
The tech mogul’s fortune has exploded since then, with the recent SpaceX initial public offering minting him as the first trillionaire in human history. — Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026 To be sure, plenty of other SpaceX employees and investors are likely to mint new fortunes with the IPO. — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 12 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for mint
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mint
  1. pristine
  2. fortune
  3. coin
  4. fresh
  5. bundle
  6. stamp
  7. bomb
  8. pile
Adjective
  • But environmentalists say this pristine location has already been threatened by the arrival of bulldozers along the beach, presumably to begin work on the project.
    — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 16 July 2026
  • Tucked in the mountains of North Georgia this pristine Rabun County lake, only two hours from Atlanta, is a favorite in the region.
    — Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 16 July 2026
Definition of pristine
Noun
  • Working families are forking over a fortune at the gas pump and in the grocery aisle.
    — Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 15 July 2026
  • The Gates Foundation plans to close in 2045 after distributing the rest of Gates’ fortune.
    — Josh Funk, Fortune, 15 July 2026
Definition of fortune
Verb
  • The concept was coined by functional nutritionist Alisa Vitti in WomanCode in 2014 and has since been amplified by a femtech industry valued at $66.2 billion in 2025.
    — Allison Palmer Updated June 13, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2026
  • Shining Path and the roots of narco-terrorism Peruvian President Fernando Belaúnde Terry first coined the term narco-terrorism in 1982 to describe the infiltration of Sendero Luminoso – or Shining Path – guerrillas into the drug trade.
    — Michelle D. Paranzino, The Conversation, 11 June 2026
Definition of coin
Adjective
  • Add a bit of garlic and fresh herbs and the sauce is even better.
    — Kate Williams, AJC.com, 20 July 2026
  • The painful memory of the last citywide revaluation in 2021 is still fresh, with a broad cross-section of homeowners experiencing real estate tax bill sticker shock as residential property values soared in the immediate aftermath of the pandemic.
    — Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026
Definition of fresh
Noun
  • Apple Music has hiked its subscription fee for the first time since late 2022, while the Apple One bundle is also getting more expensive.
    — Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 18 July 2026
  • This price increase didn’t affect Apple One prices, which bundle services such as Apple TV, Apple Music, Apple Arcade, iCloud+, Apple Fitness+, and Apple News+ depending on the tier.
    — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 17 July 2026
Definition of bundle
Verb
  • Wall Street uses it, too — all global stock and commodity trades are stamped in UTC.
    — Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 18 July 2026
  • Granbury spokesperson Jeff Newpher declined to confirm that the city received the recall petitions, although the residents who submitted it posted a photo showing that the petitions were stamped by the city secretary’s office.
    — Emily Holshouser July 15, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
Definition of stamp
Noun
  • Romy Gonzalez finished the rally with a run-scoring groundout, and in the top of the fifth Contreras wrapped up the scoring with a two-run bomb to the center field bleachers, his 22nd homer of the season.
    — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 19 July 2026
  • Her complaint alleges deputies mishandled a live grenade from a Santa Monica call, brought it to a training center where explosives are banned, and handled it with Lemus, who lacked bomb-squad training.
    — Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026
Definition of bomb
Noun
  • In the meantime, Indiana mined a diamond out of a pile of obscurity.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • As if that subject had somehow simply risen from the grave and walked all by herself onto the review pile.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 July 2026
Definition of pile

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