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
First canals and then locks were devised to guide boats around the falls.
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Adam Sachs, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2026
Suno devised all the vocals, instrumentation, arrangements, production, mixing and mastering for all of Tempchin’s songs on both those albums.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
The Tonight Show devised a game that seems more at home on Nickelodeon than NBC.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
In 1983, Bennett and Brassard devised a new quantum approach to private communication.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 18 Mar. 2026
The problem is, this is just the most powerful tool that’s ever been devised.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 18 Mar. 2026
Back in 1961, astronomer Frank Drake put chalk to board and devised a formula to estimate the number of communicative civilizations in the Milky Way.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 17 Mar. 2026
After a deeper résumé review turned up more red flags, Hudson, Gicinto and the Nisos team devised a plan to bait Jo.
—Lisa Cavazuti, NBC news, 15 Mar. 2026
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.
—Talia Abbas, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2026
Adam Sachs, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2026
Suno devised all the vocals, instrumentation, arrangements, production, mixing and mastering for all of Tempchin’s songs on both those albums.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
The Tonight Show devised a game that seems more at home on Nickelodeon than NBC.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
In 1983, Bennett and Brassard devised a new quantum approach to private communication.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 18 Mar. 2026
The problem is, this is just the most powerful tool that’s ever been devised.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 18 Mar. 2026
Back in 1961, astronomer Frank Drake put chalk to board and devised a formula to estimate the number of communicative civilizations in the Milky Way.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 17 Mar. 2026
After a deeper résumé review turned up more red flags, Hudson, Gicinto and the Nisos team devised a plan to bait Jo.
—Lisa Cavazuti, NBC news, 15 Mar. 2026
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.
—Talia Abbas, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for devised
Verb
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Police said Wang had slashed their throats and concocted a story about arriving home and shooting at a fleeing intruder responsible for the killings.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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When the Covid-19 pandemic hit, scientists identified the virus, deciphered its secrets, concocted a vaccine, put it into production, and rendered the disease manageable – all within a year.—
David Blumenthal,
Fortune,
24 Mar. 2026
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Consider, for instance, the Pomodoro technique, invented by a university student in the 1980s who was trying to come up with a strategy to work more efficiently.—
Laura E. Knouse,
The Conversation,
2 Apr. 2026
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Readers of The Meaning of Your Life could be forgiven for thinking that despair was invented in 2007, the year the first iPhone was released.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Apr. 2026
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They're beautifully constructed.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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Producers had wanted to move forward with the location even after a contractor warned that the building was likely constructed with asbestos and should be properly tested.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Mattress slackers do have an excuse, however, since some of the newer mattress-in-a-box brands aren't designed to flip.—
Alora Bopray,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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Organic pesticides can still have environmental impacts because they are designed to control living organisms.—
Anthony Reardon,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
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