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
Verb
  • Paintings from the 17th and 18th centuries depict well-to-do folks sporting eyeglasses — including Benjamin Franklin, who invented bifocals.
    — Kevin Brasler, Washington Post, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Jon Bois of Secret Base invented the concept back in 2016 with a YouTube video, and fans quickly became fascinated with tracking in real time whether games with odd-looking scores were likely to become scorigami.
    — Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of invented
Verb
  • Another example is sheet steel, which is stamped into car body panels during the automotive production process.
    — Grant Schwab, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
  • And later, Rojas stamped the victory with a two-run homer in the eighth inning to put the game away.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of stamped
Verb
  • The company also says the platform is designed to accommodate future battery technology, potentially allowing newer packs to be used with the existing motorcycle.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026
  • My actual wedding dress was designed with the Manolo Camparinew Satin Mary Janes in mind.
    — Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of designed
Verb
  • The pair formed a decades-long friendship that Sean recalled in Roberta, a documentary chronicling her life.
    — Emma Kershaw, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The recall was largely organized by the Independence Action Committee, one of several grassroots political groups which formed in the wake of the controversial vote.
    — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of formed
Verb
  • To create objects with collapsibility as a core feature, Toyonaga’s team devised an analytic design algorithm allowing incremental construction of complex scissored surfaces.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Then, in a famous 1937 paper, the mathematician Alan Turing devised a model based on hypothetical machines that could read and write symbols printed on an infinite tape according to a set of simple rules.
    — Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of devised
Verb
  • The administration says the projects would be an improvement over temporary structures that have long been used for security, such as bicycle racks fashioned into barriers.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
  • In April this year, the carillon bells atop the Plaza’s tower, fashioned after La Giralda in Seville, Spain, began ringing again.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of fashioned
Verb
  • Prior to the 2011-2012 nesting season, no bald eagle chicks were known to have ever hatched in Big Bear Valley.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Since 2004, over 80 zebra shark eggs have hatched at the Shedd, placing baby sharks at more than a dozen zoos and aquariums across the United States.
    — Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of hatched
Verb
  • Rogow has assembled a solid cast, molded to his vision, to close out Island City’s 14th season.
    — Oline Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Each piece is a little bit of the earth itself, molded to a shape that fits easily in the hand, baked to achieve permanence and then stacked, one atop another, to form a wall that can enclose, shelter and delight us.
    — Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of molded
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“Coined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coined. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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