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
It was presumably dropped into the federal melting pot to become the first but unacknowledged coinage of California gold.
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Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
The bottom line is, printing paper money or minting token coinage is easy profitable technology, but you are just not allowed to do it; that is the direction of travel at present.
—Clem Chambers, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
The buyers, a group that included coinage expert Mitch Spivack, resold it for $516,000 five days later.
—Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Oct. 2024
In Palmyra, local authorities fostered a distinct identity by issuing bilingual coinage and insisting that civic inscriptions on buildings be written in Greek as well as Palmyrene Aramaic.
—Peter Frankopan, Foreign Affairs, 7 June 2019
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Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
The bottom line is, printing paper money or minting token coinage is easy profitable technology, but you are just not allowed to do it; that is the direction of travel at present.
—Clem Chambers, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
The buyers, a group that included coinage expert Mitch Spivack, resold it for $516,000 five days later.
—Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Oct. 2024
In Palmyra, local authorities fostered a distinct identity by issuing bilingual coinage and insisting that civic inscriptions on buildings be written in Greek as well as Palmyrene Aramaic.
—Peter Frankopan, Foreign Affairs, 7 June 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coinage
Noun
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All of it was her invention, her idea, her work and Jame Eagan (Michael Siberry) took the credit.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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This Fayette, Alabama, invention first made its debut in 1928 and quickly became a staple on breakfast tables and in beloved Southern desserts like pecan pie.—
Staff Author,
Southern Living,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Too often, they’re done for short-term gain, and the cost savings are overshadowed by bad publicity, loss of knowledge, weakened engagement, higher voluntary turnover, and lower innovation – all of which hurt profits in the long run.—
Phil Blair,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Mar. 2025
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These lists rank restaurants in the US and North America, weighing cooking, service, innovation, approachability, sustainability, and staff welfare as points of consideration.—
Pervaiz Shallwani,
Bon Appétit,
3 Mar. 2025
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Frankenstein and Pinocchio explore the fraught dynamic between creator and creation, beings designed to mirror humanity while dehumanized for remaining fundamentally other.—
Silvia Park,
TIME,
10 Mar. 2025
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China’s creation of the e-CNY suffers some of the same issues, with many people on Alipay and WeChat Pay - sticking to it without needing another app.—
Roger Huang,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Coinage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coinage. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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