as in to concoct
to create or think of by clever use of the imagination
she quickly devised a new scheme when the first one failed
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Recent Examples of devise
James tore down the woodshed and devised a trellis system of wooden poles and metal pipes that could be expanded as the rose tree continued to grow.
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Olivia Rose, AZCentral.com, 14 Aug. 2025
From the moment the trades were announced, Sweeney was already at work trying to devise a pitching plan for each.
—Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2025
The story itself was devised in the 1980s with Eastman and co-creator Peter Laird writing it, which was then punched up with Eastman and Waltz, and then released in 2020.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
The next step typically undertaken is to employ a make-or-break test when aiming to devise a generalizable model.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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Olivia Rose, AZCentral.com, 14 Aug. 2025
From the moment the trades were announced, Sweeney was already at work trying to devise a pitching plan for each.
—Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2025
The story itself was devised in the 1980s with Eastman and co-creator Peter Laird writing it, which was then punched up with Eastman and Waltz, and then released in 2020.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
The next step typically undertaken is to employ a make-or-break test when aiming to devise a generalizable model.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for devise
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The preview also shows West concocting his Sunday Service before delving down his own rabbit hole.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
13 Aug. 2025
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However, when he is left near death due to a plot concocted by his former friend Mal, the two are thrown back into each other’s orbit, according to a synopsis of the book.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Drugmakers know their monopoly on a new treatment will be temporary—typically only enjoying about 12-14 years of effective market exclusivity—which pushes them to keep inventing rather than coasting on old pharmaceuticals.—
Sally Pipes,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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This is a pioneering use of old, ephemeral tech to invent new, eternal cinema, that is so persuasive of its own whimsical worldview that to emerge 186 minutes later is to feel slightly attacked by the garish, hi-def sharpness of reality, and to wonder where all the wonder has gone.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
17 Aug. 2025
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The design of the bag is constructed in a maze-like pattern, and the bottom is wide, so there’s more room to pack your items next to each other instead of on top of one another.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
People.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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For the spring 2024 show, Lauren constructed an artist’s loft in a barn at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, reminiscent of his Double RL Ranch.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Devise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devise. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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