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
Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 9 Mar. 2025
The cryptocurrency is known for its price volatility, but some have gotten rich investing in the coin at the right time.
—Rachel Barber, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2025
Paloma Chavez, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
The term was coined by Miami Vice actor Philip Michael Thomas, who first told it to the Associated Press in 1984 at the height of the NBC action show's success.
—Grace Gavilanes, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025
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Noun
For a circuit drawn up, NFL-style, by television executives with gold coins in their eyes at the behest of university presidents who see an enrollment cliff, and fewer enrollment dollars, looming.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 9 Mar. 2025
The cryptocurrency is known for its price volatility, but some have gotten rich investing in the coin at the right time.
—Rachel Barber, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2025
Verb
The gray seal, later coined with the name Chappy, entered the Mystic Aquarium’s Animal Rescue Clinic on Feb. 16 after being found stranded on the streets of New Haven, according to a Facebook post by the aquarium.
—Paloma Chavez, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
The term was coined by Miami Vice actor Philip Michael Thomas, who first told it to the Associated Press in 1984 at the height of the NBC action show's success.
—Grace Gavilanes, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coin
Noun
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Though the investments may seem legitimate, criminals eventually disappear with the consumers’ money.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
15 Mar. 2025
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By revoking money from global-health efforts, the U.S. has created the conditions for the health of people around the world to deteriorate, which will give tuberculosis even more opportunities to kill.—
John Green,
The Atlantic,
15 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Transform your bedroom with bedding picks designed to keep you warm.—
Nora Colomer,
Fox News,
19 Mar. 2025
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Even the sets and costumes, all designed to mirror the visual plushness of the 1937 cartoon, give off less of a Magic-Kingdom-come to-life vibe and more of just Big Ren Faire Energy.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
19 Mar. 2025
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That pic minted $351 million at the global box office.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
17 Mar. 2025
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Make sure your penny was minted pre-1982, when pennies in the US were made with primarily copper.—
Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott,
Southern Living,
14 Mar. 2025
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As an bonus, this would save the cash taking unnecessary detours to the federal government to pay bureaucrats, some of whom Elon Musk’s DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) suspects to be curiously well-off indeed.—
Clyde Wayne Crews Jr.,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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In addition to the cash payments, victims may be eligible for one year of three-bureau identity theft protection, credit monitoring, and at least $1 million of fraud/identity theft insurance, the settlement website states.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA TODAY,
10 Mar. 2025
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Ratcliffe himself hatched the plan for Ineos’ offshoot vehicle business in 2017 at a London bar called The Grenadier that inspired the name of his troubled auto product.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
13 Mar. 2025
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With money dwindling and no other options to be found, Coop hatches a plan.—
Esther Kang,
People.com,
12 Mar. 2025
Verb
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To obtain the name of the winner of the Sweepstakes, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope by March 31, 2025 to: SHE Media LLC, 475 5th Ave New York, NY.—
Emily Cegielski,
Flow Space,
6 Mar. 2025
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If your child is a sound sleeper, stamp their hand with a shamrock stamp, shamrock stickers, or even a washable shamrock tattoo.—
Amanda Rock,
Parents,
5 Mar. 2025
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Monday's announcement is the latest push to honor Tubman on the currency and remove Jackson, the country's seventh president and a slaveholder.—
Chandelis Duster,
NPR,
10 Mar. 2025
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The dollar has been weakening against most other currencies.—
Brendan Coffey,
Sportico.com,
9 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The rescue recently posted about the pup on Facebook in hopes of drumming up more adoption interest.—
Kelli Bender,
People.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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Now, five Japanese players are set to headline Major League Baseball’s season opener in Tokyo on Tuesday in a contest between the Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs meant to drum up interest in MLB abroad.—
Kimmy Yam,
NBC News,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Coin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coin. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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