coined

[koind] / kɔɪnd /

VERB

create, invent

Synonyms

STRONG

brainstorm compose conceive contrive counterfeit fabricate forge formulate frame manufacture mint mold originate spark spitball stamp strike

WEAK

dream up head trip make up make up off the top of one's head think up trump up

Antonyms

STRONG

demolish destroy ruin stop wreck

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coined

Plus, the newly coined “Lake America” and the blurring lines between fiscal strategy and Fed independence ahead of Jackson Hole.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

I coined the phrase “bond vigilantes” in July 1983.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026

There was enough of a resurgence in the 1970s to merit a new term, the “directorial mode,” coined by critic A.D.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026

Lord O'Neill is also known as the economist who coined the term Bric in 2001 to describe leading developing or newly industrialised countries with potential for fast growth and, therefore, investment returns.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

And when Boyle coined the phrase experimentum crucis to honour the Puy-de-Dôme experiment he was marking the beginning of a new era in which philosophical disputes would be resolved by experimentation.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton