as in money
something (as pieces of stamped metal or printed paper) customarily and legally used as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment
seeking a job that pays plenty of coin
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Recent Examples of coin
The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025
The playwright Henrik Ibsen coined the term friluftsliv in the nineteenth century, but the concept is much older and encompasses outdoor activities from hiking in the forest to paddling across a lake to simply sitting in a wooded park and listening to the birds.
—Marc Berman
august 15, Literary Hub, 15 Aug. 2025
Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
In the same way that 16th century bankers and traders had an incentive to use coins (which all had the same face value) with some lower quality metal.
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Matt Woosnam Everton: Harrison Armstrong Armstrong’s Everton team-mates call him ‘Hollywood’, a nickname coined on an early-summer training camp in Scotland.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025
The playwright Henrik Ibsen coined the term friluftsliv in the nineteenth century, but the concept is much older and encompasses outdoor activities from hiking in the forest to paddling across a lake to simply sitting in a wooded park and listening to the birds.
—Marc Berman
august 15, Literary Hub, 15 Aug. 2025
Verb
The story is usually told in simple terms: A company acquires more coins, investors cheer, and the market cap rises.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
In the same way that 16th century bankers and traders had an incentive to use coins (which all had the same face value) with some lower quality metal.
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coin
Noun
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After age 18, Trump Accounts act like IRAs Parent contributions are after-tax, but that money is not taxable when it is withdrawn.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
31 Aug. 2025
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The Trump administration has also cut off money to other elite colleges, including Columbia University, the University of Pennsylvania and Cornell University, over issues including the handling of pro-Palestinian activism and transgender athletes' participation in women's sports.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Aug. 2025
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Now the Trump administration is rolling back a whole suite of policies designed to promote EVs, including ending these tax credits.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
22 Aug. 2025
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Its exterior was designed to emulate the Sami style, and there is only one cross in the entire structure to avoid an overemphasis on Christianity.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Aug. 2025
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Some are already minting money by betting against the success of certain model launches like GPT-5 and making hundreds of trades through sites like Kalshi and Polymarket, where people can bet on predictions of real world events.—
Rashi Shrivastava,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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The bronze coin was minted by ancient Jews between 69 and 70 A.D.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The alternative is the Tier 3 cash payment option, which will be a share of the settlement after administration costs and claims are received.—
Cheryl V. Jackson,
IndyStar,
14 Aug. 2025
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Since the poll’s inception in 1998, the average cash gift left by the Tooth Fairy has increased 285% from $1.30 to $5.01 per tooth.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
14 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Episode Seven: An escape plan is hatched, leading to a breaking of factions, betrayals, and a shocking confrontation.—
Billie Melissa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
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The females can lay eggs in any warm-blooded animal, which then hatch, unleashing hundreds of screwworm larvae, so-called because of their sharp mouths and their burrowing being compared to the motion of a screw.—
Patrick Smith,
NBC news,
25 Aug. 2025
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Palace will be hoping this isn’t the last time those supporters get their passports stamped this season.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
25 Aug. 2025
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The cards will be stamped after the flight as having reached space and then returned to the students and others who decorated their fronts. NS-35 will be Blue Origin's 5th flight by the H.G. Wells capsule and 21st New Shepard cargo mission.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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India has also spoken out against a Russian-Chinese proposal to launch a BRICS currency.—
Vasuki Shastry,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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The speech, delivered amid mounting economic uncertainty and political pressure, provided new signals on the Fed’s interest rate outlook that immediately moved stocks, bonds, and global currencies.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
22 Aug. 2025
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The company wants to court third-party developers, particularly those who specialize in generative AI, to build experimental apps that Meta can showcase to drum up excitement for the smart glasses, the people said.—
Salvador Rodriguez,Lora Kolodny,Jonathan Vanian,
CNBC,
22 Aug. 2025
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Three expressed serious doubts the circuit would be able to drum up enough funding from investors and confidence from athletes to return for a second season, in 2026.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Coin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coin. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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