as in to devise
to create or think of by clever use of the imagination
trying to concoct an explanation for how the lamp got broken by itself
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In the one that opens the film, Forky (Tony Hale), the googly-eyed spork, marries a plastic knife called Karen Beverly (Melissa Villaseñor), a name so perfectly unmelodious that only a kid, or an adult exceptionally good at thinking like one, could have concocted it.
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Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
Investigators believed Simko met one of the suspects at a cannabis festival in Ann Arbor, where the suspects reportedly concocted a plan to set up a fake business deal and steal what officials said was upwards of 50 pounds of marijuana.
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Dejanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
Blanche, his former personal lawyer, concocted it in staggering disregard of legal ethics.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
9 June 2026
Lukehart dumped Gabrielle's body in a local pond and concocted a story to trick police, court records show.
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Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
1 June 2026
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Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
Investigators believed Simko met one of the suspects at a cannabis festival in Ann Arbor, where the suspects reportedly concocted a plan to set up a fake business deal and steal what officials said was upwards of 50 pounds of marijuana.
—
Dejanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
Blanche, his former personal lawyer, concocted it in staggering disregard of legal ethics.
—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
9 June 2026
Lukehart dumped Gabrielle's body in a local pond and concocted a story to trick police, court records show.
—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
1 June 2026
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One of the easiest ways for an AI maker to guide an LLM in mental health chats is to use a system-wide prompt devised by the AI maker.
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National momentum for school screen Time limits LAUSD’s action to devise new limits in April spurred interest in the issue across the nation, said Jodi Carreon, who co-runs the California chapter of the Distraction-Free Schools Policy Project, a leader in the movement.
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This is why so much of the software industry has had to invent entire departments, customer success, customer experience, onboarding specialists, to paper over the gap between what was sold and what is actually experienced.
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The investment comes during the run-up to a milestone for the modern incarnation of the sport, which was invented centuries ago by Native Americans, with its inclusion in the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
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State media reported that Kim is also reviewing plans to construct new naval bases.
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The story is constructed around a love connection made when candid voicemails sent by a grieving San Francisco prep cook wind up in the ear of the wrong person — a cute guy in Austin.
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“Concoct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concoct. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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