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
The Royals will devise their plan and refine it in Cactus League play this spring.
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Kansas City Star, 14 Feb. 2026
In the semi-fantasy version of Turkey that Çatak has devised here, everyone has to make compromises with reality, including filmmakers themselves.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026
Vibration testing is a ground test devised to put an aircraft through its paces without taking to the skies.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 11 Feb. 2026
Retail bankruptcies have had a major impact on malls and their landlords who must seek out new tenants to fill sites being vacated, and/or devise redevelopment plans.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 11 Feb. 2026
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Kansas City Star, 14 Feb. 2026
In the semi-fantasy version of Turkey that Çatak has devised here, everyone has to make compromises with reality, including filmmakers themselves.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026
Vibration testing is a ground test devised to put an aircraft through its paces without taking to the skies.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 11 Feb. 2026
Retail bankruptcies have had a major impact on malls and their landlords who must seek out new tenants to fill sites being vacated, and/or devise redevelopment plans.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 11 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for devise
Recent Examples of Synonyms for devise
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Since the advent of TV and radio, public figures have concocted deliberate soundbites to stick out and persuade the public.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
17 Feb. 2026
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Reporters including Sheen can be seen concocting covert plots to meet with them face to face, the success or failure of which briefly becomes an intense point of interest.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2026
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That all stopped once the dreaded *69 was invented, and with just three buttons people could discover who was on the other end of the line.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
17 Feb. 2026
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Yet, like Bessette’s relationship with the Kennedy family scion, her eternity band is shrouded in mystery—imperfectly recorded through rumors, second-hand accounts, and myths invented by the press and populace.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
17 Feb. 2026
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Six of the skiers huddled in a makeshift shelter constructed with tarpaulin sheets.—
Ramon Padilla,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
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Inspired by musical festival culture, his design practice is rooted in the expression of haute couture craftsmanship by constructing rich visual narratives and deconstructed techniques with surreal and absurdity coexisting.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Devise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devise. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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