as in devised
to create or think of by clever use of the imagination
cooked up a scheme to get out of doing the dishes
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For this, Merighi found two Italian academics, Francesco Bof and Sergio Venturini, who devised a system to go from the events on the pitch to a final score for each player at the end of every game.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
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The commonly mistaken base assumption is that the greatest minds that have devised AI and consumed so much money doing so must certainly know every iota of how AI works.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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With the trend away from toxic chemical control of plant pests and diseases, treatment formulas concocted from benign household products are on the rise.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
28 May 2026
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Their fragrances were always concocted around a storyline.—
Jennifer Weil,
Footwear News,
20 May 2026
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It was originally constructed in 1937 by Alfred Clark, a Bahamian carpenter who gifted it to family friend Jessie Bethel.—
Delia Rose Sauer,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2026
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Early cages were constructed from chicken wire, until steel began to be used around the ’80s.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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Also referred to as petroleum jelly, which is the primary ingredient of Vaseline, it was invented during the 1800s as a cure-all balm and has become a household staple since.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
28 May 2026
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The dessert was invented in 1910 by pastry chef Louis Durand, whose family’s bakery in Maisons-Laffitte, Maison Durand, still serves a Paris-Brest using the original recipe.—
Jen Rose Smith,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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Larry designed the colorful courts and revamped scoring system that helped popularize the sport.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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The Environmental Protection Agency’s Risk Management Program, or RMP, is the main federal program designed to prevent hazardous chemical incidents and spell out emergency procedures.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
30 May 2026
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“Cooked (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cooked%20%28up%29. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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