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 same year Burnham introduced the term, Piper devised a schema of geometric permutations, Sixteen Permutations of a Planar Analysis of a Square (1968).
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Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 May 2026
The doctors then devise a program based on the test results and the guest’s personal aims.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 May 2026
After reluctantly getting the group on board with Mother's wishes, Sam and the group devise a plan to get Mother out to the cave — despite Blaine having blocked off all of the exits from The Boroughs.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 23 May 2026
The authority devised the structure of the tax.
—Mercury News Editorial, Mercury News, 23 May 2026
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Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 May 2026
The doctors then devise a program based on the test results and the guest’s personal aims.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 May 2026
After reluctantly getting the group on board with Mother's wishes, Sam and the group devise a plan to get Mother out to the cave — despite Blaine having blocked off all of the exits from The Boroughs.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 23 May 2026
The authority devised the structure of the tax.
—Mercury News Editorial, Mercury News, 23 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for devise
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Their fragrances were always concocted around a storyline.—
Jennifer Weil,
Footwear News,
20 May 2026
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Driver’s character concocts a way for the duo to start an environmental business together as Russians, largely the mafia, are involved in recalibrating a canal in New York City.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
17 May 2026
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Though many other antibiotics have since been invented, penicillin remains widely used today and is the cornerstone for treating some bacterial infections, such as strep throat and syphilis.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 May 2026
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There was Solresol, an early-nineteenth-century language based on musical notation, and the largely monosyllabic Volapük, invented by a German Catholic priest who believed himself to be divinely inspired.—
Katie Thornton,
Harpers Magazine,
26 May 2026
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But constructing ever-bulkier hardware rapidly runs into physical and economic obstacles that limit the size of any single telescope and the sharpness of our cosmic views.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
27 May 2026
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The former Dolphins standout joins a lineup at the position that also features Courtland Sutton, Pat Bryant, Franklin and Mims as locks to make the roster as it is currently constructed.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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“Devise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devise. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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