as in devising
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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However, Solskjaer had spent that off-season devising how United would play with Sancho in an attacking unit alongside Marcus Rashford, Mason Greenwood, Edinson Cavani, Anthony Martial and Dan James, with the likes of Bruno Fernandes just behind.—
Chris McKenna,
New York Times,
11 June 2026 -
States are getting creative in devising how the money will be collected either through taxation or voluntary donations by state residents.—
Noël Fletcher,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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And she’s spent a decade scaling her brand into an industry disrupter; Ellsworth began concocting prebiotic drinks in 2015, founding her business just one year later.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
11 May 2026
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According to the report, workers illegally pocketed between $20,000 and more than $41,000 in Paycheck Protection Program loans from a massive federal COVID-19 pandemic relief effort – some by concocting companies that didn't exist to pocket federal assistance funds.—
Chris Tye,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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That turn of phrase, which gives both the band’s eighth album and lead track its title, This Mirror Weighs a Ton, frankly doesn’t make a whole lot of sense, and that’s sort of the point since Banks came up with it while improvising the melodies and vocals simultaneously.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
9 June 2026
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No two film or TV shoots are alike, as each director and team of department heads have to find their own unique rhythm that falls somewhere on a spectrum between meticulous storyboarding and completely improvising on set.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
6 June 2026
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However, Parker was actually faking the pregnancy and lying to her boyfriend, Wade Griffin, his family and their friends.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
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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Penmetsa said Monarch would have benefited from transitioning away from manufacturing sooner rather than later.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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To validate the design, the researchers first simulated and experimentally verified the acoustic metasurface's performance before manufacturing it with a 3D printer.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
14 June 2026
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“Clapping (together or up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clapping%20%28together%20or%20up%29. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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