coined

verb

past tense of coin
1
as in invented

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2
as in minted

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coined
  1. invented
  2. stamped
  3. designed
  4. formed
  5. devised
  6. fashioned
  7. hatched
  8. molded
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  • Listen to this week’s episode to learn more, including the story of how a Civil War vet and morphine addict accidentally invented the world’s most famous soda.
    — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 1 July 2026
  • Herman Hollerith, son of German immigrants, invented the punch card tabulator that became the technological foundation for IBM.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 1 July 2026
Definition of invented
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  • Of course, controlling shareholders are not cartons of milk stamped with expiration dates.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 6 July 2026
  • The Derya Arms shotgun was stamped that that it was manufactured in the country of Turkey, according to FBI agents who searched the home.
    — Logan Smith, CBS News, 30 June 2026
Definition of stamped
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  • Events designed to support female founders are routinely underfunded relative to the ambitions behind them.
    — Lisa Curtis, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Two marquee buildings, including the high-rise, were designed by Ghanaian-British architect David Adjaye, best known as the lead designer of the National Museum of African American History & Culture in Washington.
    — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of designed
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  • Since the band was formed, the group has sold over 100 million records worldwide.
    — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
  • This has included an inter-locking network of formal defense alliances, informal agreements, and episodic coalitions of partners formed to counter specific threats.
    — Michael P. Dempsey, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of formed
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  • In 2011, Aguirre devised a technique to motivate his Real Zaragoza players ahead of a league match against Real Madrid.
    — Colin Millar, New York Times, 4 July 2026
  • Scientists at the Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM) have devised a technique to turn still-wet coffee grounds into high-grade biofuel in as little as 90 seconds.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 July 2026
Definition of devised
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  • Enter Carmen Liu, a lingerie designer who specializes in tucking underwear; and fajas, a shapewear garment fashioned after a corset that transgender women use these to mold their figures while undergoing transition.
    — Nicky Josephine, Vogue, 29 June 2026
  • Designed by Marc Lalique in 1951, the bottle is fashioned from twisted glass, with a stopper in the shape of two soaring doves.
    — April Long, Allure, 24 June 2026
Definition of fashioned
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  • So far, nine Guam kingfishers have been released on Palmyra Atoll, three of which were hatched and hand-reared at the National Aviary.
    — Finch Walker, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • Busy season begins as only bird rescue source Baby bird season has hit the rescue particularly hard this year with the influx of fresh birds being hatched with nowhere to go.
    — Maveah Griffith, Charlotte Observer, 3 July 2026
Definition of hatched
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  • Some are molded into corn on the cob, celery and rhubarb shapes.
    — Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • The Ojai audience, having been molded over the decades by the likes of Igor Stravinsky, Pierre Boulez, Michael Tilson Thomas, and Mitsuko Uchida, is not easily fazed.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Definition of molded
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