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
But in the late 1800s, food companies began concocting products that were wildly different from anything people could make themselves.
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Alice Callahan, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Orbán has long sought to consolidate his power through concocting scapegoats for Hungary’s ills.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
Alice Callahan, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Orbán has long sought to consolidate his power through concocting scapegoats for Hungary’s ills.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concocting
Verb
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For 39 years, Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act has required redistricting institutions to consider racial and ethnic minority representation when devising congressional districts.—
Sam D. Hayes,
The Conversation,
13 Oct. 2025
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The problem in devising such a tax is defining what constitutes a robot.—
Zach Halaschak,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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He is attributed with inventing Irish coffee.—
Kate Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
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The team successfully solved a long-standing challenge by inventing a way to create a durable protective layer on fully inorganic perovskite solar cells.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Oct. 2025
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The stereotype of constructing the culture of a program in the mirror image of the head coach is belabored throughout every college football season.—
Christopher Kamrani,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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One of Puth’s greatest talents is constructing songs that sound simple but are powered by dynamic chord switches and deceptively complicated harmonies.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Concocting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concocting. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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