as in innovation
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
Mint ice cubes layer in an unexpected burst of herby freshness to this boozy concoction.
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Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 27 Aug. 2025
In this concoction, the vinegar does the work of weed-killing, not the Epsom salt, according to Campbell Vaughn, an expert in home horticulture at Alabama Cooperative Extension System.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Aug. 2025
Astronomers confirmed almost 200 spectral lines, each containing information about the nebula’s swirling concoction of atoms and molecules.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2025
This wacky British sci-fi sitcom concoction, created by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, has developed a serious cult following in the last couple of decades since its inception on BBC 2 in 1988 and lasting 12 seasons and a feature-length special.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2025
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Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 27 Aug. 2025
In this concoction, the vinegar does the work of weed-killing, not the Epsom salt, according to Campbell Vaughn, an expert in home horticulture at Alabama Cooperative Extension System.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Aug. 2025
Astronomers confirmed almost 200 spectral lines, each containing information about the nebula’s swirling concoction of atoms and molecules.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2025
This wacky British sci-fi sitcom concoction, created by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, has developed a serious cult following in the last couple of decades since its inception on BBC 2 in 1988 and lasting 12 seasons and a feature-length special.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for concoction
Noun
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The Global South's innovation ecosystem shows us that technology can emerge from and serve local needs.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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There are bold new innovations, like a setting spray that’s basically a finishing powder in a bottle, and a three-in-one foundation stick that also hydrates and primes.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Five centuries ago, a modest invention in a German workshop sparked the world’s first information revolution.—
Solange Charas,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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That sense of invention has defined his work.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Victor looks into his creation’s eyes and agrees.—
Thomas Page McBee,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Sep. 2025
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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All products featured on Vogue are independently selected by our editors.—
Audrey Noble,
Vogue,
16 Sep. 2025
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Both the governor and the secretary listed a combination of lower market prices for farm products plus rising fertilizer, machinery and labor costs as a severe squeeze on the farm economy.—
Cristina LaRue,
Arkansas Online,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Concoction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concoction. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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