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Recent Examples of concoction Mint ice cubes layer in an unexpected burst of herby freshness to this boozy concoction. 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 See All Example Sentences for concoction
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Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • Five centuries ago, a modest invention in a German workshop sparked the world’s first information revolution.
    Solange Charas, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • That sense of invention has defined his work.
    Maria Williams, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Victor looks into his creation’s eyes and agrees.
    Thomas Page McBee, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
  • 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
  • All products featured on Vogue are independently selected by our editors.
    Audrey Noble, Vogue, 16 Sep. 2025
  • 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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