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
For decades, astronomers have concocted intricate computer models to predict how stars live and die.
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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
Whether guiding the sound and aesthetic of the Wu-Tang Clan or scoring films for Jim Jarmusch and Quentin Tarantino, RZA has concocted an aural blueprint all his own.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
This gorgeous trifle is concocted from frozen pound cake, orange buttercream, and cranberries.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 1 May 2026
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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
Whether guiding the sound and aesthetic of the Wu-Tang Clan or scoring films for Jim Jarmusch and Quentin Tarantino, RZA has concocted an aural blueprint all his own.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
This gorgeous trifle is concocted from frozen pound cake, orange buttercream, and cranberries.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for concoct
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Counties across the state have been pondering this crisis and devising solutions that can be accomplished in partnership with our state leaders — because this crisis is unquestionably our shared responsibility to solve.—
Monica Montgomery Steppe,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 May 2026
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Rue frantically offered to help get Alamo's money back, calling Faye (Chloe Cherry) up on the phone and devising a plan to get a safe key from Wayne (Toby Wallace).—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
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Grogu is a dud non-character invented only for marketing memes and laptop stickers.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
19 May 2026
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With a consistent style that was innate, not invented, Herman inspired many Ron Herman shoppers with their own fashion choices.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
19 May 2026
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That was how Jesse Minter constructed his defenses.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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For this reason, the tent was constructed in such a way that the crowd could see and hear the girls, but the girls could not see the crowd, a one-way mirror.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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“Concoct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concoct. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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