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adjective

Definition of mintnext
as in pristine
being in an original and unused or unspoiled state a mint baseball card that should be worth a lot to a collector

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mint

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noun

as in fortune
a very large amount of money she made a mint when the real estate market was hot

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mint

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verb

as in to coin

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Recent Examples of mint
Noun
Silk twill introduced a shiny counterpoint in flowy frocks and separates, with their hues spanning from blush to charming mint green and emerald contributing to their glowing appeal. — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026 Veggie options include a take on the famous spaghetti alla Nerano with courgettes and mint. — Nicky Swallow, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Sep. 2026
Verb
Instead of the reserve income being held by a single issuer, it’s shared with partners who can also mint and redeem tokens at no cost. — Diane Brady, Fortune, 20 July 2026 Luca Zidane, the son of World Cup legend Zinedine, tries to mint a legacy of his own in net for Algeria. — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 24 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for mint
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mint
  1. pristine
  2. fortune
  3. coin
  4. fresh
  5. bundle
  6. stamp
  7. bomb
  8. pile
Adjective
  • Nestled at the northeast end of a seven-mile-long deep water fjord, guests have 600 acres of pristine nature to explore.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Smiling serenely, the author looks immaculately put-together, including her matte red lips, which are even more striking contrasted against her pristine white suit.
    — Fawnia Soo Hoo, Allure, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of pristine
Noun
  • Expect greed, luck, obsession and the old adage that fortune really does favor the brave (and the strange, according to A+E).
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The different mix helps explain why their fortunes are split, according to Eric Zwick, a professor of economics and finance at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
    — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of fortune
Verb
  • After Carl Linnaeus—the father of the discipline, who had the gall to coin Homo sapiens—died in 1778, the slogan Deus creavit, Linnaeus disposuit (God created, Linnaeus organized) began to circulate.
    — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The nickname Tartan Army was coined by British sports journalists in the 1970s to describe the massive traveling support of the Scotland national football team.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 19 June 2026
Definition of coin
Adjective
  • But fresh inflation data expected next week will factor into the central bank’s decision.
    — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The stark contrast is that the arguments are new; the drama is fresh.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of fresh
Noun
  • The Alta is currently only offered as part of a bundle that includes a collection of glassware and six boxes of the AltaRounds.
    — Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 2 Oct. 2026
  • And how expensive the new Skydance streaming bundles are going to be.
    — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of bundle
Verb
  • The community nurse hadn’t even bothered to rewrite it, and the polite doctor simply stamped under her amendments.
    — Alicja Turczyk, The Dial, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Drivers sometimes made their own, carved from wood, stamped onto metal, the numbers mounted on screens, or painted onto boards.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of stamp
Noun
  • Washington hadn’t converted a third down until its final drive, when Williams converted a third-and-11 pass, then hit a fourth-and-two bomb for 43 yards.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
  • In other developments, one person was killed and 16 wounded Sunday in a Russian aerial bomb attack on the Ukrainian city of Sumy, local officials said.
    — Susie Blann, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of bomb
Noun
  • Another catalyst could come in December, when CHIPS Act funding restrictions ease, allowing Micron to deploy its growing cash pile toward a significant buyback .
    — Alexa LoMonaco,Jeff Nash, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Those are anthology series, however, and one season doesn’t necessarily flow directly from the previous one (the large pile-up of AHS lore aside).
    — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2026
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