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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 concocted
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Jan. 2026
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
Every detail is accurate, though the picture as a whole is an invention, concocted from multiple views, locations, and studies.
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Susan Tallman,
The Atlantic,
13 June 2026
Investigators believed Simko met one of the suspects at a cannabis festival in Ann Arbor, where the suspects reportedly concocted a plan to set up a fake business deal and steal what officials said was upwards of 50 pounds of marijuana.
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Dejanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
Blanche, his former personal lawyer, concocted it in staggering disregard of legal ethics.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
9 June 2026
Lukehart dumped Gabrielle's body in a local pond and concocted a story to trick police, court records show.
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Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
1 June 2026
With the trend away from toxic chemical control of plant pests and diseases, treatment formulas concocted from benign household products are on the rise.
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Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
28 May 2026
Their fragrances were always concocted around a storyline.
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Jennifer Weil,
Footwear News,
20 May 2026
Cocktails are concocted by in-house mixologist, Waguinho, who also invites guests from the local mixology community to arrange tastings.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 May 2026
Adjective
So is the neighbor who was pressured by police to corroborate a concocted story.
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Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Jan. 2026
Verb
In the one that opens the film, Forky (Tony Hale), the googly-eyed spork, marries a plastic knife called Karen Beverly (Melissa Villaseñor), a name so perfectly unmelodious that only a kid, or an adult exceptionally good at thinking like one, could have concocted it.
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Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
Every detail is accurate, though the picture as a whole is an invention, concocted from multiple views, locations, and studies.
—
Susan Tallman,
The Atlantic,
13 June 2026
Investigators believed Simko met one of the suspects at a cannabis festival in Ann Arbor, where the suspects reportedly concocted a plan to set up a fake business deal and steal what officials said was upwards of 50 pounds of marijuana.
—
Dejanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
Blanche, his former personal lawyer, concocted it in staggering disregard of legal ethics.
—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
9 June 2026
Lukehart dumped Gabrielle's body in a local pond and concocted a story to trick police, court records show.
—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
1 June 2026
With the trend away from toxic chemical control of plant pests and diseases, treatment formulas concocted from benign household products are on the rise.
—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
28 May 2026
Their fragrances were always concocted around a storyline.
—
Jennifer Weil,
Footwear News,
20 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concocted
Adjective
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Its role is to expose wrongdoing, illuminate facts, and draw the world’s attention to crimes committed in the name of false causes and manufactured justifications.
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Through this, researchers are mimicking natural structures, such as bird nests and bone minerals, to create ultra-strong manufactured materials.
Verb
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There’s everything from herbals like rhubarb and nettle to green teas and Fortnum’s own signature blends, like Wedding Breakfast or Jubilee, devised in honor of the Queen’s Diamond celebrations in 2012.
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In addition to removing the commission’s direct authority over the chief job, Houston — who devised his proposal with Council President Kevin Jenkins — sought to eliminate a selection panel that appoints four of the commission’s members, allowing the council to handpick them instead.
Adjective
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The look manages to be on trend without being too contrived.
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Whereas Heineman’s film used its incredible access to the central couple to capture moments that come across as beautifully and uncomfortably intimate and unstaged, Bergh (The Greatest Love Story Never Told) uses his access to make everything pretty and entirely too contrived.
Verb
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Ferrari said the fire is complex because the building is a freezer constructed with insulated materials.
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The seven-story office building, constructed to look exactly like a Longaberger Basket (just REALLY BIG), has been a novelty along Route 16, and now the current owners have put it on the market.
Adjective
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During the previous Alabama nitrogen executions, the inmates shook, pulled at the restraints and exhibited labored breathing.
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This is because games like The Last Guardian had a pretty labored development cycle due to the technical issues with the game’s toolset, among many other things.
Verb
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Fermentation provided a way to preserve foods thousands of years before refrigeration was invented, and it was used to impart unique flavors and textures.
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Remember Bonnie, the adorable five-year-old who inherited Andy’s old toys and, in a stroke of brilliance, invented one of her own by gluing a pair of googly eyes onto a cheap white spork?
Adjective
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The brand offers a one-to-one replacement for nearly every classic liquor on the market, plus sparkling wine and canned cocktails.
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The food comes in either canned or bagged and boxed packaging.
Adjective
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While Craig will be the assumed starter, typically Dykes has at least tried to have a quarterback battle, with redshirt freshman Adam Schobel being Craig’s primary competition to watch.
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Witnessing violence has, unfortunately, become an assumed risk when logging onto the internet.
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