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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as in fortune
a very large amount of money
she made a mint when the real estate market was hot
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Recent Examples of mint
Sydney Lake, Fortune, 25 June 2025
The Oscars’ voting body is growing again with a glittering list of new recruits that includes pop superstar Ariana Grande, newly minted Oscar-winner Kieran Culkin and late-night veterans — and past Oscar hosts — Jimmy Kimmel and Conan O’Brien.
—Josh Rottenberg, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025
Tyler Holzhammer, New York Times, 7 July 2025
Plants like mint, lavender, eucalyptus, and marigold may repel wasps, and traps can help reduce the colony.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 5 July 2025
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Adjective
The biggest driver of their wealth has been rising real estate values—a long-term upward trend that is minting new millionaires globally, says the report.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 25 June 2025
The Oscars’ voting body is growing again with a glittering list of new recruits that includes pop superstar Ariana Grande, newly minted Oscar-winner Kieran Culkin and late-night veterans — and past Oscar hosts — Jimmy Kimmel and Conan O’Brien.
—Josh Rottenberg, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025
Verb
Collectors can also purchase raw or mint graded examples on eBay for less than $25.
—Tyler Holzhammer, New York Times, 7 July 2025
Plants like mint, lavender, eucalyptus, and marigold may repel wasps, and traps can help reduce the colony.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 5 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mint
Adjective
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The government is also implementing a beach management project in Long Bay to safeguard marine and coastal ecosystems, ensuring that the BVI remains pristine for generations to come.—
Panorama Media Ltd,
Miami Herald,
14 July 2025
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Lucas takes great pride in his work, particularly in maintaining the cafeteria floors to a pristine He has additionally been nominated to be recognized as Recognizing Inspiring Schools Award (RISE) recipients.—
Magda Liszewska,
Oc Register,
13 July 2025
Noun
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Nemorino has instead inherited a large fortune and becomes the most eligible bachelor in town.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 July 2025
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From this chamber poured a seemingly incessant stream of sordid details, discomfiting puzzle pieces that added up to a portrait of a man who used his fame and fortune to reduce his female victims to chattel.—
Marco della Cava,
USA Today,
3 July 2025
Verb
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Du Bois, the great civil rights scholar and activist, had coined the term more than half a century earlier to describe the disquieting experience of living as a Black person physically within and psychologically outside white society.—
Ekow Eshun
July 11,
Literary Hub,
11 July 2025
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To strike the perfect balance of all these beloved traits, some homeowners have coined a new design style: the cottagecore and dark academia aesthetic.—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 July 2025
Adjective
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The full menu features ten alcoholic and ten no-low ABV serves, each carefully modernized using advanced techniques, refined ingredients, and a fresh approach to balance and presentation.—
Amber Love Bond,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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Hamilton suggested that Ferrari should start fresh to develop the new car after a disappointing home race at Silverstone.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 July 2025
Noun
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On Saturdays, Jackson brings her harvest—lush bundles ranging from arugula and bok choy to her coveted microgreens—to Birdsong Farmers Market.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
9 July 2025
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Combined with the rapid decline of cable and satellite bundle subscriptions, the drop-off in viewing explains much of what’s going on at the legacy media companies.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 July 2025
Verb
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Shapiro chronicles the couple’s reach, as Putnam stamped Amelia’s imprimatur onto (white) American womanhood, a prototype still among us: role model for younger women, professional and practical, efficient by day, elegant by night.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 July 2025
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Every voltage reading is stamped with which machine recorded it, who was on shift and even the calibration certificate of the sensors.—
Raghu Para,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
Noun
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Rafaela’s bomb prevented the game from getting uncomfortably close when Jordan Hicks couldn’t pitch a clean bottom of the ninth.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Hartford Courant,
6 July 2025
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Iranians certainly do after Trump sent bunker-buster bombs into their most secure nuclear facility.—
Thomas Elias,
Mercury News,
4 July 2025
Noun
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Clean up piles of footwear scattered across the floor and stay organized with a shoe storage cabinet.—
Ali Faccenda,
People.com,
2 July 2025
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The Wall Street Journal wrote about how the robots are getting flipped over, stuck in snow piles and some students have been found to sit on them, or trip over them, when drinking.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 July 2025
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“Mint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mint. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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