as in to concoct
to create or think of by clever use of the imagination
she quickly devised a new scheme when the first one failed
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Recent Examples of devise
Properly distinguishing between terrorist organizations and transnational criminal organizations is crucial for devising effective policies and responses to their violence.
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Ernesto Castañeda, The Conversation, 4 Apr. 2025
Fulham were also well organised and had clearly devised a specific game-plan to deal with Salah.
—Gregg Evans, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Cadbury World, originally devised as a marketing ploy, first opened in 1990 and quickly became a popular attraction.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2025
Though the defenses devised by Perrin hold for a long time despite there being only a grand total of three professional soldiers in the entire village — Faile, Bain, and Chiad — the good guys are betrayed from within.
—Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
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Ernesto Castañeda, The Conversation, 4 Apr. 2025
Fulham were also well organised and had clearly devised a specific game-plan to deal with Salah.
—Gregg Evans, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Cadbury World, originally devised as a marketing ploy, first opened in 1990 and quickly became a popular attraction.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2025
Though the defenses devised by Perrin hold for a long time despite there being only a grand total of three professional soldiers in the entire village — Faile, Bain, and Chiad — the good guys are betrayed from within.
—Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
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Epitomizing what seems an unsustainable recent trend, a second straight 2-0 win over Houston was concocted by way of their third sacrifice fly in two days and a Vinnie Pasquantino home run among their grand total of three hits.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
27 Apr. 2025
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The Penzance Musical, an exquisitely funny, meticulously concocted theatrical pavlova—the 1879 operetta The Pirates of Penzance by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan—has been whacked with a mallet.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
25 Apr. 2025
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New portable instruments, such as the saxophone, were invented as well.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Apr. 2025
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However, the patent underscores how reliant companies like Roku are on inventing new ways to force ads onto users, which makes Roku stand out to advertisers.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
24 Apr. 2025
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Barcelona’s wall to defend the free kick was poorly constructed, daring Mbappe to shoot through the middle without needing to thread the needle.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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The current police station was constructed in 1968 and has 20,300 square feet of space.—
Jennifer Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Devise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devise. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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