as in to devise
to create or think of by clever use of the imagination
trying to concoct an explanation for how the lamp got broken by itself
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Recent Examples of concoct
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.
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 11 May 2026
Cocktails are concocted by in-house mixologist, Waguinho, who also invites guests from the local mixology community to arrange tastings.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 May 2026
For decades, astronomers have concocted intricate computer models to predict how stars live and die.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 3 May 2026
Just how defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo will concoct and deploy that approach, of course, will be a work in progress.
—Kansas City Star, 2 May 2026
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 11 May 2026
Cocktails are concocted by in-house mixologist, Waguinho, who also invites guests from the local mixology community to arrange tastings.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 May 2026
For decades, astronomers have concocted intricate computer models to predict how stars live and die.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 3 May 2026
Just how defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo will concoct and deploy that approach, of course, will be a work in progress.
—Kansas City Star, 2 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for concoct
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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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Now saddled with the moral dilemma of keeping the money or turning it in, the trio devises a simple plan.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 June 2026
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There is this common understanding of the disruptive way of inventing a genre.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
9 June 2026
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Frozen margaritas not only weren’t legal, they hadn’t been invented.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 June 2026
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Once the foundation is completed, workers plan to spend about 10 months constructing the primary concrete structure of the arch and then affix granite panels to the concrete.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
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The first phase of the development will involve two 14-story towers to be constructed in the parking lot space bounded by 63rd Street on the north, 64th Street on the south, the Metra Electric tracks on the east, and Dorchester Avenue on the west.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
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“Concoct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concoct. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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