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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While still the world's richest man by a lot at about $3.83 billion as of April 2, ahead of Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Forbes reported that Musk's fortune dropped about $121 billion from December to the end of March; however, recent upticks in Tesla's stock price have salvaged his net worth.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
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That, plus the Brazilian real’s depreciation against the dollar, made a huge dent in Pinheiro Koren de Lima’s fortune.—
Grace Thomas,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
Verb
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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
Adjective
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Her ombré has a fresh, modern feel that makes the 2010s staple feel cool again.—
Robyn Merrett,
StyleCaster,
2 Apr. 2025
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The fresh round of tariffs escalated a global trade war.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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No discounts, rebates or bundle deals have been announced there.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
3 Apr. 2025
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The presentation started with an extended look at Mario Kart World — the console’s launch bundle game — which adds a bit of flair to the series with in-game characters doing tailwhips, flips, rail grinds and other tricks.—
Ryan Kryska,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2025
Verb
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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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An Associated Press review has found the new American operation against the Houthis under Trump appears more extensive than those under former President Joe Biden, as the U.S. moves from solely targeting launch sites to firing at ranking personnel as well as dropping bombs in cities.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
1 Apr. 2025
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An Associated Press review has found the new American operation against the Houthis under President Trump appears more extensive than those under former President Biden, as the U.S. moves from solely targeting launch sites to firing at ranking personnel as well as dropping bombs in cities.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2025
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Listen to this article Outside of the typical deviled eggs, carrot cake and piles of candy known to come with Easter, San Diego’s restaurants have more to offer.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Mar. 2025
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Loading piles of frozen human body part produce onto the conveyor belt, Jackie begins taunting Shauna about what her life has amounted to back in civilization.—
Abby Monteil,
Them.,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Mint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mint. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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