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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Islam kissed the ethnically and religiously diverse Arab lands and devised an inclusive and innovative formula.—
Doris Bittar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026 -
This byzantine corporate structure apparently did not exist until Altman devised it.—
Ronan Farrow,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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After moving his family from Michigan to South Texas in 1905, John Anderson Adams concocted the popular vanilla flavoring product.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
9 Apr. 2026
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Time to grow up and reject belief systems concocted before the invention of clocks and toilet paper.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Apr. 2026
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Strategy cannot be improvised in war.—
Kazem Kazerounian,
Hartford Courant,
1 Apr. 2026
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Everything is improvised in his practice.—
Britt Julious,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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That purpose, that drive, that self-belief can’t be faked.—
Matthew Odam,
Austin American Statesman,
2 Apr. 2026
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Hours later, Mila finally broke the news to her family, admitting the whole thing was faked.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
1 Apr. 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 12 Apr. 2026.
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