contriver

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Noun
  • The Nobel Peace Prize, along with the other Nobel Prizes, was established in accordance with the final will of Alfred Nobel, a Swedish inventor and industrialist.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The Swedish chemist, engineer and inventor Alfred Nobel liked a uniter, not a divider, even though his own experiments were aimed at blowing things up.
    Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • After exiting Dior in May, the Italian designer on Tuesday was appointed chief creative officer of Fendi.
    Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Founded in 1982 in the northern Italian town of Ravarino by designer Massimo Osti, Stone Island is known for its garment-dyeing expertise and technical fabrics, seen via products like its thermo-sensitive jackets, which change color in response to temperature.
    Steve Salter, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
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“Contriver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contriver. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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