as in to devise
to perform, make, or do without preparation
we can clap together a repair on the tire that should last until we get home
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Security firm Varonis devised an exploit chain that was able to catapult over these guardrails.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
16 June 2026 -
The researchers were Stanford psychologists carrying out an experiment on impulse control devised by Walter Mischel.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
16 June 2026
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Every detail is accurate, though the picture as a whole is an invention, concocted from multiple views, locations, and studies.—
Susan Tallman,
The Atlantic,
13 June 2026
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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
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Alex Zhang Hungtai collages a bewildering array of acoustic, electric, ancient, and modern sounds on this noirish double album, improvised and composed over several years with an ad-hoc coterie that includes string and woodwind players, a noise musician, a Korean gong resonator, and a tap dancer.—
Hattie Lindert,
Pitchfork,
19 June 2026
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French Economy Minister Roland Lescure, who attended the dinner, described the signing as largely improvised.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 June 2026
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The victim managed to escape by faking a seizure.—
Joan Murray,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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South Korea equalized in the 67th, when Hwang scored after faking a shot with a nifty move to clear two Czech players.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 June 2026
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“Clap (together or up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clap%20%28together%20or%20up%29. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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