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
The Pixar Theory, devised by author Jon Negroni, posits that all Pixar movies take place within the same universe.
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Kelly Connolly, EW.com, 24 Aug. 2025
But so is hiring people with critical thinking, interpersonal, and artistic skills who have the ability to teach AI our values, evaluate AI insights in the context of human behavior, and devise novel ways to think about and deploy AI for profit and purpose.
—Becky Frankiewicz, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2025
The new maps would supersede the ones devised just four years ago by an independent redistricting commission established to keep politics out of the process, which typically occurs once a decade after the latest census.
—Gustavo Arellano, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
Bob-Waksberg and his collaborators retain their impressive gift for devising ludicrous comic set pieces to go alongside the heavier material.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
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Kelly Connolly, EW.com, 24 Aug. 2025
But so is hiring people with critical thinking, interpersonal, and artistic skills who have the ability to teach AI our values, evaluate AI insights in the context of human behavior, and devise novel ways to think about and deploy AI for profit and purpose.
—Becky Frankiewicz, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2025
The new maps would supersede the ones devised just four years ago by an independent redistricting commission established to keep politics out of the process, which typically occurs once a decade after the latest census.
—Gustavo Arellano, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
Bob-Waksberg and his collaborators retain their impressive gift for devising ludicrous comic set pieces to go alongside the heavier material.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
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Not only is the kitchen fully on display but a separate alcove is given over to his highly technical lab, a play space dedicated to fermentation, aging, preserving and otherwise concocting.—
Ann Abel,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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On paper, Dallas has the tools to do just that, but NBA insider Zach Buckley, of Bleacher Report, has concocted a trade proposal that sees the Mavericks strengthen their forward position.—
Ricardo Klein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Aug. 2025
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Yet, bizarrely, the TV show undercuts this angle by inventing a serial killer nurse from whole cloth, a move that shifts the blame away from systemic forces and toward a motiveless scoundrel.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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And long before movie night was a thing, Mesoamericans apparently invented popcorn, too.—
SAVEUR Editors,
Saveur,
4 Sep. 2025
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Since then, Cassellius set a goal to address lead hazards in all 50 schools constructed before 1950 by the first day of school.—
Rory Linnane,
jsonline.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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As the fireline is constructed, inspected or reinforced, mappers record those details to adjust the containment percentage.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Devise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devise. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.
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