variants
also clapt (together or up)
as in devised
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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Verb
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In this case, the team devised a way to directly merge the mechanophores as cross-links into common polymers.—
Shirl Leigh
June 10,
New Atlas,
10 June 2026 -
The team’s Mediterranean Programme was devised in response to the exponential risk of extinction to the sea’s nearly 80 species of shark and ray.—
Charlotte Reck,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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With the trend away from toxic chemical control of plant pests and diseases, treatment formulas concocted from benign household products are on the rise.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
28 May 2026
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Their fragrances were always concocted around a storyline.—
Jennifer Weil,
Footwear News,
20 May 2026
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Four years later, the same governments improvised the same shortfalls under the conditions of national emergency.—
Dr. Aditya Vikram Kashyap,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Rivilis also coaxes confident, naturalistic performances from her non-professional cast, who largely improvised their dialogue, making this a good fit for festivals with young audiences.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
25 May 2026
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Miguel Andujar hit a light chopper to third baseman Alec Bohm, who faked a throw to first and Tatis was tagged out in a rundown to end the inning.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
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But in the final scene, Mike Wheeler (Finn Wolfhard) tells a story about how Eleven secretly faked her death and is living peacefully somewhere.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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“Clapped (together or up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clapped%20%28together%20or%20up%29. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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