as in inventions
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 concoctions
The cocktail menu is just as bountiful with concoctions like the Still Hot In Here (tequila, mint, passionfruit, pineapple, and lime) and Purpe Rain (gin, beets, honey, lime).
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2025
Bartenders in the intimate lobby bar serve up craft concoctions nightly to guests and locals alike.
—Ken Perrotte, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
By the 1970s and ’80s, the Obituary, like many classic cocktails, had lost popularity among a generation who rebelled against the drinks of their parents, preferring sweeter concoctions like the Long Island Iced Tea and Slippery Nipple.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, Denver Post, 28 Oct. 2025
In the late 19th century, traveling salesmen hawked concoctions of snake oil, uranium, or anything vaguely iridescent and passed it off as a youth tonic to unsuspecting customers.
—Air Mail, 25 Oct. 2025
Others chimed in with water brand theories — or rather, beverages with special electrolyte concoctions.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
Her sartorial concoctions rivaled the contraptions of Rube Goldberg.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2025
In all, the facts should dash any worries of nefarious doctors inflating children with vast volumes of noxious concoctions.
—ArsTechnica, 24 Sep. 2025
Richard Danielpour, Aaron Jay Kernis, and Ellen Taaffe Zwilich delivered recognizable tunes, tonal harmonies, and clear structures, mixed into concoctions that were tepid enough to avoid scalding sensitive ears.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2025
Bartenders in the intimate lobby bar serve up craft concoctions nightly to guests and locals alike.
—Ken Perrotte, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
By the 1970s and ’80s, the Obituary, like many classic cocktails, had lost popularity among a generation who rebelled against the drinks of their parents, preferring sweeter concoctions like the Long Island Iced Tea and Slippery Nipple.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, Denver Post, 28 Oct. 2025
In the late 19th century, traveling salesmen hawked concoctions of snake oil, uranium, or anything vaguely iridescent and passed it off as a youth tonic to unsuspecting customers.
—Air Mail, 25 Oct. 2025
Others chimed in with water brand theories — or rather, beverages with special electrolyte concoctions.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
Her sartorial concoctions rivaled the contraptions of Rube Goldberg.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2025
In all, the facts should dash any worries of nefarious doctors inflating children with vast volumes of noxious concoctions.
—ArsTechnica, 24 Sep. 2025
Richard Danielpour, Aaron Jay Kernis, and Ellen Taaffe Zwilich delivered recognizable tunes, tonal harmonies, and clear structures, mixed into concoctions that were tepid enough to avoid scalding sensitive ears.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concoctions
Noun
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Among these inventions, cylinder seals are perhaps the most distinctive but least known.—
Serdar Yalçin,
The Conversation,
3 Nov. 2025
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Carevix, which was named one of the best inventions of 2024 by TIME Magazine, is now available to medical providers in Southern California and New York.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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A lot of disturbing things happened in The Exorcist — Regan MacNeil's 360 neck turn remains one of the most diabolical things to happen on film — and for its innovations, the 1973 movie scored 10 Oscar nominations.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Yet some innovations transcend their novelty phase and become permanent fixtures of the global culinary landscape.—
Bobby Ghosh,
Time,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Concoctions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concoctions. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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