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
Wally Feresten was the impartial judge of a sandwich draft Baz devised between her and Meyers.
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2026
The startup is part of a group of biotech companies trying to use machine learning and artificial intelligence to research and devise new drugs.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2026
The dustup comes as Australia’s parliament prepares to consider harsher speech laws devised in the wake of the Bondi massacre.
—Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 20 Jan. 2026
Physicians on Earth were able to devise a treatment for the astronaut to implement in space to address the issue and complete the mission's full duration.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 15 Jan. 2026
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2026
The startup is part of a group of biotech companies trying to use machine learning and artificial intelligence to research and devise new drugs.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2026
The dustup comes as Australia’s parliament prepares to consider harsher speech laws devised in the wake of the Bondi massacre.
—Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 20 Jan. 2026
Physicians on Earth were able to devise a treatment for the astronaut to implement in space to address the issue and complete the mission's full duration.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 15 Jan. 2026
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Before Bridgegate, there was Tollgate in 2011, when Baroni went behind the back of the executive director to conspire with Christie to concoct a phony and fantastically too high 50% toll hike plan, that Christie could knock back and be the hero.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
26 Jan. 2026
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Prosecutors say Brendan Banfield concocted an elaborate scheme to kill his wife, Christine Banfield, and another man, Joseph Ryan, in their family home in February 2023.—
Lauren del Valle,
CNN Money,
23 Jan. 2026
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Corning has had to re-invent itself time and again to get to this point.—
Katie Tarasov,
CNBC,
27 Jan. 2026
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German's Sweet Baking Chocolate This chocolate was invented by Samuel German, who wanted to help bakers by combining the sugar with the chocolate for ease.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
26 Jan. 2026
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Is Mark Zuckerberg constructing a gold mine or a financial sinkhole?—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Mas, the bestselling author of the Villains of Lore and Psycho Shifters series, has a strong historical background to help construct her atmospheric settings.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Devise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devise. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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