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
Starbucks is known for viral drink concoctions.
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Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
Even those of us who don’t like to cook or bake tend to congregate in the kitchen to socialize with the chef and show our support by enthusiastically gobbling up their tasty concoctions.
—Terri Williams, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
There’s also an entire section of the team’s original concoctions.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026
Valuable time in the shade is soaked up under an umbrella, portable fans work overtime and various concoctions of some sort of hydration are drunk to replenish the body with electrolytes.
—Thomas Schlachter, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
Wear your line-dancing boots and prepare to explore 10 locations featuring bubbly concoctions, from classic mimosas to mojito spritzers.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 27 May 2026
After that spring break filled with frozen concoctions that help you to get wasted, reset your relationship with tequila with this classic.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 20 May 2026
Colorful, creamy, sometimes over-the-top concoctions called dirty soda became a national phenomenon a few years back, thanks to a loyal following on #MomTok and fans of Hulu’s The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.
—Lisa Rapaport, EverydayHealth.com, 18 May 2026
Perry’s also serves coffee, breakfast sandwiches, cakes, muffins, and original concoctions like peanut butter fresh cream and chocolate Long Johns.
—Anna Laird Barto, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2026
Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
Even those of us who don’t like to cook or bake tend to congregate in the kitchen to socialize with the chef and show our support by enthusiastically gobbling up their tasty concoctions.
—Terri Williams, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
There’s also an entire section of the team’s original concoctions.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026
Valuable time in the shade is soaked up under an umbrella, portable fans work overtime and various concoctions of some sort of hydration are drunk to replenish the body with electrolytes.
—Thomas Schlachter, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
Wear your line-dancing boots and prepare to explore 10 locations featuring bubbly concoctions, from classic mimosas to mojito spritzers.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 27 May 2026
After that spring break filled with frozen concoctions that help you to get wasted, reset your relationship with tequila with this classic.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 20 May 2026
Colorful, creamy, sometimes over-the-top concoctions called dirty soda became a national phenomenon a few years back, thanks to a loyal following on #MomTok and fans of Hulu’s The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.
—Lisa Rapaport, EverydayHealth.com, 18 May 2026
Perry’s also serves coffee, breakfast sandwiches, cakes, muffins, and original concoctions like peanut butter fresh cream and chocolate Long Johns.
—Anna Laird Barto, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concoctions
Noun
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With telegraph machines and telephones from the 1800s, inventions from Thomas Edison’s company, 20th-century TVs and computers and more, the museum covers how technology in media evolved.—
Zuri Primos
June 3,
Kansas City Star,
3 June 2026
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The Lumen cocktail bar, meanwhile, has an exceptional cocktail menu that runs the gamut from beloved Italian classics to off-the-wall inventions.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
Noun
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Franco-Argentinian artist Julio Le Parc, whose innovations in kinetic and Op art presaged the interactive art of today, died in Paris on May 30.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
8 June 2026
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Who knew that one of the greatest innovations was right here, sitting under our noses in midtown this whole time?—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
8 June 2026
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“Concoctions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concoctions. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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