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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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Yes, a new model was devised that showed how a modern economy could sustain a large middle-class society that shared in its general prosperity and great progress.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
14 Apr. 2026 -
Deep listening is a practice devised by composer Pauline Oliveros.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Apr. 2026
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Fortunately, Sanctions balances its downer tendencies with moments of levity and peculiar arrangements that only Souled American could have concocted.—
Zach Schonfeld,
Pitchfork,
17 Apr. 2026
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Now Jasmine is in the middle of the second fight she’s concocted out of nowhere in one episode.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
16 Apr. 2026
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Much of it seems improvised, and probably was.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
9 Apr. 2026
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Chris Pratt improvised a nasty joke about Kim Kardashian during production of Parks and Recreation season 4.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Apr. 2026
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These films are usually a blend of real and faked footage, with Faces of Death leaning much more toward the latter.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 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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“Clapped (together or up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clapped%20%28together%20or%20up%29. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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