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
Allison Stanger, The Conversation, 7 Feb. 2025
The brownies are topped with a mint buttercream filling and then with a chocolate ganache.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
Chad De Guzman, TIME, 10 Feb. 2025
Can Trump really order the Treasury to stop minting pennies without Congress’ approval?
—Alan Suderman, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025
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Noun
In 1677, the company gained the right to mint currency on behalf of the British crown.
—Allison Stanger, The Conversation, 7 Feb. 2025
The brownies are topped with a mint buttercream filling and then with a chocolate ganache.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
Verb
In 2024, some 3.2 billion pennies were minted—more than 57% of all 5.61 billion coins produced last year.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 10 Feb. 2025
Can Trump really order the Treasury to stop minting pennies without Congress’ approval?
—Alan Suderman, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mint
Adjective
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Besides its deep history, the city is known for its cobblestone downtown, Castillo de San Marcos (a 17th-century stone fortress with views of Matanzas Bay) and miles of pristine Atlantic beaches.—
Laura Begley Bloom,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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At the end, beachgoers reach the pristine cove tucked into dramatic limestone cliffs with white sands and electric blue waters.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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A lot is riding on Lee and CEO Joshua Schulman, who joined in July, to improve the company’s fortunes.—
Kati Chitrakorn,
CNN,
25 Feb. 2025
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Khan-Mullins has covered the fortunes of Donald Trump, other presidential candidates, and Supreme Court justices.—
Kyle Khan-Mullins,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The phrase 'practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty' was coined in 1982 by magazine writer and editor Anne Herbert.—
Kendall Malinchock,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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But even before Millwall’s move south, the clubs were drawn together in the 1899-1900 FA Cup and it was coined the ‘Dockers derby’ as many of the clubs’ supporters worked at shipyards on the River Thames.—
Roshane Thomas,
The Athletic,
13 Feb. 2025
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The fresh data follows a report last month from the University of Michigan showing that its gauge of consumer sentiment had declined for the first time in six months.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
25 Feb. 2025
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Add more salt to taste, black pepper, and fresh herbs, like chives.—
Catherine Jessee,
Southern Living,
25 Feb. 2025
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As announced on its last earnings call, the upcoming Fox direct-to-consumer subscription streaming product will seek to extend the reach of Fox News, Fox Sports and the Fox broadcast network outside of the traditional cable bundle.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
27 Feb. 2025
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Investors have been keen to hear about each company’s next steps as competition ramps up for streaming subscribers and the traditional TV bundle bleeds customers.—
Lillian Rizzo,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2025
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Servers glide around with champagne on silver trays, hors d’oeuvres are stamped with the omnipresent B and dancers in golden bodysuits undulate with glowing orange orbs in homage to bitcoin’s signature hue.—
Nina Bambysheva,
Forbes,
30 Jan. 2025
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Kevon Looney matched his regular season career-high with 18 points and Gary Payton II (15 points, nine rebounds) stamped the game with a vicious slam dunk with under a minute left.—
Danny Emerman,
The Mercury News,
30 Jan. 2025
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Dogs' noses have 60 times as many smell receptors as humans, and can pick up on scents from chemical changes, cancer, drugs, and bombs, according to the American Kennel Club, leading some to theorize a dog can tell if a person is in the early stages of pregnancy.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
24 Feb. 2025
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But with a bomb shelter located near its venue, the company proceeded.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
WWD,
24 Feb. 2025
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And scripts that hadn’t even been dreamt of have risen to the top of the production pile, with Rock and Clayface being prime examples.—
Borys Kit,
The Hollywood Reporter,
24 Feb. 2025
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As a result of the selling spree, Berkshire’s gigantic cash pile grew to another record, $334.2 billion, up from $325.2 billion at the end of the third quarter.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Mint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mint. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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