as in invention
something (as a device) created for the first time through the use of the imagination
this latest coinage from the minds who gave us the MP3 player
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Recent Examples of coinage
The Robinson coins are unusual among United States coinage because they were minted when the subject pictured on the coins was still alive.
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arkansasonline.com, 20 July 2024
The Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge Sometime around 660 CE, silver coinage replaced gold as the dominant form of currency in northwest Europe.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 11 Apr. 2024
Some large plaques also pay tribute to historic events such as the last stagecoach robbery in Kern County in 1869, in which a gunman made off with $1,700 in coinage and gold bullion.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2024
These numbers represent net coinage and do not include coins that were melted at the mint.
—arkansasonline.com, 20 July 2024
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arkansasonline.com, 20 July 2024
The Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge Sometime around 660 CE, silver coinage replaced gold as the dominant form of currency in northwest Europe.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 11 Apr. 2024
Some large plaques also pay tribute to historic events such as the last stagecoach robbery in Kern County in 1869, in which a gunman made off with $1,700 in coinage and gold bullion.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2024
These numbers represent net coinage and do not include coins that were melted at the mint.
—arkansasonline.com, 20 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coinage
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Additionally, the new invention is stable in water and can withstand temperatures of up to 122 degrees Fahrenheit (850 degrees Celsius).Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
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Those matches essentially establish a direct link between the cylinder seal system and the invention of writing.Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024
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As the crypto landscape continues to evolve with more innovations, BNB Chain will snatch the limelight from others as a rising star in the digital financial realm.Jon Stojan, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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The company is focused on consumer loans and has a penchant for innovation in credit assessment techniques.Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Clicking on any of those replaces the creation in the main image.PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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Other non-Western states are trying to shape the course of the war or positioning themselves to be present at the creation of a postwar Europe—that is, to be at the table for the negotiations that will end the conflict, however distant that prospect may be.Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2024
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“Coinage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coinage. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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