- present participle of coin.
coining
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Sarah Ockwell-Smith is widely credited with coining and popularising the term 'gentle parenting'
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
In 2019, Trump praised the CEO for Apple’s domestic investments, accidentally coining the nickname “Tim Apple” in the process.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026
The Canadian psychoanalyst and management consultant Elliott Jaques is often credited with coining the term “midlife crisis” in 1965.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Ahmed: Well, I was really proud to be part of the conversation, when we were kind of collectively coining that term, right, going from diversity to representation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026
As Ignatius pulled himself angrily up and out of the taxi, he saw his mother coining down the street.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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