as in concocted
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 devised
The Sheats-Goldstein residence—an experiment in indoor-outdoor living originally devised by architect John Lautner and realized in concrete and glass in 1963—is perched at the far end of a road in the secluded Beverly Crest neighborhood.
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Talia Abbas, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2026
ClubElo is a ranking system devised and maintained by Lars Schiefler, based on the same methodology used in chess rankings.
—Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Of course, the idea of a king was foremost in the minds of those who fought the American Revolution and devised the founding document.
—Cass Sunstein, Big Think, 5 Mar. 2026
Conrad and Dial showed still images to the others at the jail, and devised a plan of capture should the man return.
—James Verini, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Still, scientists have devised clever ways to investigate how sleep and dreams can affect us.
—Veronique Greenwood, Time, 26 Feb. 2026
Facing impatient investors, Sweetgreen soon devised a cost-cutting plan that threatened the very ideals on which the founders promised to never compromise.
—Bloomberg, Daily News, 26 Feb. 2026
After the village’s Plan Commission recommended in January against its original designs for building fences jutting into the lake from Centennial Beach, the Park District quickly devised two new options.
—Shun Graves, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
The equal time rules were devised at a time when consumers had a limited number of media options.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
Talia Abbas, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2026
ClubElo is a ranking system devised and maintained by Lars Schiefler, based on the same methodology used in chess rankings.
—Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Of course, the idea of a king was foremost in the minds of those who fought the American Revolution and devised the founding document.
—Cass Sunstein, Big Think, 5 Mar. 2026
Conrad and Dial showed still images to the others at the jail, and devised a plan of capture should the man return.
—James Verini, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Still, scientists have devised clever ways to investigate how sleep and dreams can affect us.
—Veronique Greenwood, Time, 26 Feb. 2026
Facing impatient investors, Sweetgreen soon devised a cost-cutting plan that threatened the very ideals on which the founders promised to never compromise.
—Bloomberg, Daily News, 26 Feb. 2026
After the village’s Plan Commission recommended in January against its original designs for building fences jutting into the lake from Centennial Beach, the Park District quickly devised two new options.
—Shun Graves, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
The equal time rules were devised at a time when consumers had a limited number of media options.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for devised
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An epoxy compound is concocted to replace discs between vertebrae and other cartilaginous elements, so the animal returns to its original dimensions and structure.—
Jeff Wilson,
Outdoor Life,
11 Mar. 2026
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Arias and her mother concocted the treat to resemble a large pink cupcake with sprinkles.—
Patricia Gallagher Newberry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
28 Feb. 2026
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The original 3x3x3 Rubik’s Cube, invented by Hungarian sculptor Ernő Rubik in 1974, has been solved significantly faster.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
12 Mar. 2026
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The smartphone, the most addictive device ever invented, is now combined with the most addictive and sophisticated software to overwhelm victims with constant availability and ease of use.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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Instead, it was constructed with the president’s own hands, on the day the court offered him the tools to dismantle it.—
Jay Caruso,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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Project Cardinal, which already secured preliminary approval from the city in November, would be made up of 14 buildings, Olson said, with one to two buildings constructed per year as the campus is built out.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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The problem with quantum phase estimation The second algorithm analyzed, QPE, is designed for future fault-tolerant quantum computers that can correct their own errors.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Mar. 2026
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The warnings of mass surveillance, the senior Administration official familiar with the negotiations told me, were a public-relations move designed to capitalize on widespread anti-ICE sentiment.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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