coining

verb

Definition of coiningnext
present participle of coin
1
as in inventing

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2
as in minting

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coining
  1. inventing
  2. devising
  3. patting
  4. producing
Verb
  • The French Quarter icon isn’t just any specialty grocery store, either—Salvatore Lupo, Tusa’s grandfather who immigrated from Sicily, is credited with inventing the legendary muffuletta right there at 923 Decatur Street.
    Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 9 Dec. 2024
  • There are no laws to prevent them from inventing new surcharges or from increasing existing ones.
    Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of inventing
Verb
  • As secretary of state, Rubio could run point on devising additional economic sanctions on Cuba, increasing funding for dissidents and pro-democracy programs that Havana considers tantamount to regime change, and further restricting US travel to Cuba.
    Patrick Oppmann, CNN, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Then again, standing up to bullies is inherently more dramatic than devising novel mail-filing strategies.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of devising
Verb
  • During games, they have been seen closely communicating, even patting each other on the back and huddling up next to each other.
    Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 30 Nov. 2024
  • The post then featured a clip of Munn patting her baby girl’s stomach before the following slides showed Méi yawning on the couch, being cuddled by her mom and dad John Mulaney and doted on by her big brother, Munn and Mulaney's 2-year-old son Malcolm.
    Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024
Definition of patting
Verb
  • These projects not only tap in to demand for aged single malts but also enhance the brands’ legacies by producing new, exclusive releases.
    Anthony Zhang, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The outlet also noted that De Niro, 81, and his longtime producing partner Jane Rosenthal will return to produce the film through their production company, Tribeca Productions.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of producing
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coining

coins

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