as in devising
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 concocting
Not only is the kitchen fully on display but a separate alcove is given over to his highly technical lab, a play space dedicated to fermentation, aging, preserving and otherwise concocting.
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Ann Abel, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
That isn't stopping Andy Bailey of Bleacher Report from concocting a massive trade proposal that would send the nine-time All-Star to the New York Knicks.
—Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
The main plot centers on Randy Marsh concocting a plan to grow his business by lobbying to change marijuana laws.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
The preview also shows West concocting his Sunday Service before delving down his own rabbit hole.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2025
But in a high-stakes environment like the postseason, with opposing lineups concocting ultra-focused game plans, those quick shifts on the mound can be the difference between crucial wins and brutal losses.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2025
Ann Abel, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
That isn't stopping Andy Bailey of Bleacher Report from concocting a massive trade proposal that would send the nine-time All-Star to the New York Knicks.
—Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
The main plot centers on Randy Marsh concocting a plan to grow his business by lobbying to change marijuana laws.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
The preview also shows West concocting his Sunday Service before delving down his own rabbit hole.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2025
But in a high-stakes environment like the postseason, with opposing lineups concocting ultra-focused game plans, those quick shifts on the mound can be the difference between crucial wins and brutal losses.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concocting
Verb
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Bob-Waksberg and his collaborators retain their impressive gift for devising ludicrous comic set pieces to go alongside the heavier material.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
22 Aug. 2025
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Butorac has spent much of the past year quizzing, cajoling and nudging those stars, ultimately devising a format geared to their needs.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Yet, bizarrely, the TV show undercuts this angle by inventing a serial killer nurse from whole cloth, a move that shifts the blame away from systemic forces and toward a motiveless scoundrel.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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Despite his resistance to participating in yet another documentary—and the show’s underuse of him, in what is either a callback to The Office or a failure to learn from its mistakes—Oscar ends up inventing number games.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This approach requires constructing a clear, detailed vision of what the organization could look like once AI is embedded into its operating model.—
Peter Bendor-Samuel,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The research team attempted to show the practical application of their idea by constructing a green wall made of 56 plants that produced enough light to see text, images and a person located up to 10 centimeters (four inches) away, according to the study.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Concocting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concocting. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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