concoction

noun

kən-ˈkäk-shən How to pronounce concoction (audio)
Definition of concoctionnext
as in invention
something (as a device) created for the first time through the use of the imagination the first submarine must have seemed like a wild concoction at the time

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Recent Examples of concoction The best new launches are leaving behind the cloying sweetness of marshmallow, cotton candy and caramel that dominated the last couple years in favor of more nuanced concoctions. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 28 Sep. 2026 The Sarti Spritz has built a devoted following from Americans visiting Europe over the past few years, posting the bubbly concoction on TikTok and begging the company to bring it stateside. — Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026 During the same period, in what would have broken Combs’ sobriety streak, officials reportedly caught Combs with a homemade concoction of fermenting apples, Fanta, and sugar. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026 Bridget then makes and takes a concoction that ends her pregnancy. — Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for concoction
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concoction
  1. invention
  2. innovation
  3. creation
  4. product
Noun
  • The Lumière brothers, makers of the cinematograph device, brought their invention to Budapest's Grand Hotel Royal in 1896 — just months after its Paris debut — and had camera operators film landmarks in the city the same year.
    — Lucy Handley, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Electric toothbrushes and waterjet flossers have dominated home dental-care since their invention some half-century ago.
    — Emma Barker Bonomo, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of invention
Noun
  • By 2015, New Atlas was covering innovations such as the Diamond Hotend, which combined three filament feeds into a single nozzle, although even that approach could produce waste towers when changing colors.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Some might think introducing another layer of accountability would stifle innovation.
    — Giorgos Tsetis, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of innovation
Noun
  • Were the paintings acts of negation—attempts to destroy figuration, to bring the history of painting to its knees—or triumphs of creation and renewal?
    — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The exhibit also dives into innovations from the house, from the use of unconventional materials in high-jewelry creations to the Question Mark, a clasp-free necklace introduced in 1879 that gave women more independence in accessorizing.
    — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of creation
Noun
  • Recent court cases have used similar arguments, framing social media to judges and jurors as defective products causing children harm.
    — Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • At Nothing’s March launch at Central Saint Martins, the London art school, more than 300 students met the company’s industrial design team and tried the products.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of product

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“Concoction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concoction. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.

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