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
Aly Walansky, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Since then, airlines have made a mint on these ancillary charges.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
Dan Pontefract, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
So raise a glass to toast previous personnel success, reflect, as an 80-year-old, in those championship rings, including the three minted with the Heat.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Wabbit Smash At Whiskey Cake Kitchen + Bar, the Wabbit Smash, this cocktail involves Ford’s Gin, Barrow’s Intense Ginger, lemon and honey keep things smooth and balanced, and a handful of mint.
—Aly Walansky, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Since then, airlines have made a mint on these ancillary charges.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
Verb
No, not the C-suite innovators who make headlines or the rising star freshly minted from an Ivy League business school.
—Dan Pontefract, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
So raise a glass to toast previous personnel success, reflect, as an 80-year-old, in those championship rings, including the three minted with the Heat.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mint
Adjective
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Several agents observed that the new money in Palm Beach County is notably younger: couples with small children who have fled larger cities to congregate with the like-minded in a pristine place without the irritation of homelessness or, for that matter, encounters with the middle class.—
Emily Witt,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2025
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With all the uncertainty surrounding the sale of the team and many fans wanting new ownership, and both the club and its fan base looking to shed the bad taste of last year’s collapse, the Twins are hoping for a pristine start to 2025.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Noboa heir to a fortune built on bananas Noboa’s first foray into politics was his stint as a lawmaker.—
Regina Garcia Cano,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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Chris Waugh Contrasting fortunes for Bayindir and Amass on full league debuts Amorim certainly has not been afraid to make headline-grabbing selection decisions during his first five months in charge at Old Trafford.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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Sedona, Arizona 122 miles from Phoenix, Arizona; 350 miles from Albuquerque, New Mexico The desert town got its Dark Sky designation in 2014, and nowadays offers an array of distinct destinations, coined the Secret 7, for optimal stargazing.—
Regan Stephens,
People.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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Rather than organically sprouting from among the people these terms were meant to describe, all were coined by white men based in the West.—
Zachariah Mampilly,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Apr. 2025
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But the losses do suggest Democrats must dig harder for fresh faces and new ideas n their party’s campaign hierarchy.—
Amie Parnes,
The Hill,
14 Apr. 2025
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Like them, Eugene was given more depth and significance in the TV adaptation, providing fresh emotional stakes for longtime fans and newcomers alike.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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First up in the bundle is the Windows 11 Pro license key, which can upgrade two compatible PCs.—
StackCommerce Team (Sponsored),
PC Magazine,
14 Apr. 2025
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Get Max for free through DirectV Max is also available in a bundle with Disney+ and Hulu starting at $16.99 per month with ads — a savings of over 40 percent compared to individual subscriptions.—
Danielle Directo-Meston,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Apr. 2025
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The top of the blade is stamped with tiny crescent moons and stars, while geometric patterns run the rest of its length.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 Apr. 2025
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Kansas City Royals superstar Salvador Perez stamped the club’s 11-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers with his first home run.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2025
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Trump hasn't been shy in elevating the campaign on social media; last weekend, the president posted a video, purportedly of several dozen Houthi militants assembling at an undisclosed location, getting hit by U.S. bombs.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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The two measures were intended to block a total of $8.8 billion in heavy bombs and other munitions to Israel.—
Jared Gans,
The Hill,
8 Apr. 2025
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But Amazon piles all the costs of holding sets and holding actors into [the Season 1] budget.—
Michael Ausiello,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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The burn ban prohibits burning yard debris, land clearing, recreational fires and unauthorized piles of debris to reduce the wild-land fire threats and protect lives, property and natural resources.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Mint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mint. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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