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
Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
Everyone else is effectively flipping a coin at best, and flushing money down the drain at worst.
—Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 30 Apr. 2026
Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
That same flight saw her draft her first business plan, coin the name Miami Sample, and register the domain.
—Angela Lei, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Innlandet County includes a rural area where two private citizens located a smaller collection of 19 silver coins on April 10, triggering the wider archaeological probe that uncovered thousands more.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
Everyone else is effectively flipping a coin at best, and flushing money down the drain at worst.
—Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 30 Apr. 2026
Verb
Their friendship has even inspired fans to coin their names as a term of endearment.
—Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
That same flight saw her draft her first business plan, coin the name Miami Sample, and register the domain.
—Angela Lei, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coin
Noun
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The high-profile event raises money for the Met’s Costume Institute, and each year the dress code for the gala takes cues from the Costume Institute’s spring exhibition.—
Beatrice Dupuy,
Chicago Tribune,
5 May 2026
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Americans cannot afford, in lives or in money, more unrestrained, never-ending wars.—
Linh Tat,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
Verb
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TikTok followers watched along as Jessica Kayll, who designs colorful silk robes, finished painting her dress in the days leading up to the gala.—
Beatrice Dupuy,
Chicago Tribune,
5 May 2026
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Roth's look last year, which was designed by LaQuan Smith, was a black suit with beaded detailing.—
Dalila Muata,
NBC news,
5 May 2026
Verb
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Those critics told The Washington Post the administration could try to mint the coin without their approval but that the effort could face legal challenges.—
Benjamin Siegel,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2026
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Indiana would be one of seven states to mint such an agreement, the terms of which aren't entirely clear.—
Cate Charron,
IndyStar,
20 Feb. 2026
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During the pandemic, the Fed launched massive bond-buying programs, cut rates to zero, and promised to keep them there, flooding the economy with cash and stoking inflation.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
3 May 2026
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The airline ran out of cash, failed to secure a $500 million federal bailout, and felt the pressure of surging fuel prices.—
Marissa Sulek,
CBS News,
3 May 2026
Verb
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However, after 28 years of conservation efforts, the first eaglet hatched without human intervention on Santa Cruz Island in 2006 — the first in over 50 years — and the population has grown since then, according to the National Park Service.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
29 Apr. 2026
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FalconCam viewers can expect the first signs of hatching between May 29 and May 31.—
Kathryn Kovalenko,
Twin Cities,
29 Apr. 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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Charles participated in a swearing-in ceremony for a group of Junior Rangers and got to stamp a Park Passport with a stamp specially commissioned for the occasion.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Those who join now can use the code PCAMER26 by December 31, 2026, to earn up to 4,000 bonus Avios (Qatar Airways’s rewards currency) to use on upcoming flights, upgrades, and extra baggage allowances.—
Jamie Spain,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Apr. 2026
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The courts in the past have held — and usually not framed in terms of DEI policies; this was prior to that term gaining currency — but courts have been skeptical about giving the FCC authority over Equal Employment Opportunity policies as a basis for license decisions.—
Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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And while twenty years is a long time to wait for a sequel in franchise-mad Hollywood, the relative break between films has mostly served to drum up anticipation above all else.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
29 Apr. 2026
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Papadimitriou noted that the whole shipping industry is trying to drum up exports from alternative regions to keep oil moving and, crucially, to stay employed.—
Henrik Pettersson,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Coin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coin. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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