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
What neither side has devised is an easy offramp to prevent what could become a protracted closure.
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Mary Clare Jalonick, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Prior to Leucippus, earlier scientist-philosophers had devised the concepts of elements as components of reality, and often looked to one component in particular as being the fundamental originator — or arche (ἀρχή) — of all the others.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
The team, based mainly at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, devised a method to remove the extra chromosomes by mimicking natural cell division in a way that causes one set of 23 to be discarded, leaving a functional egg cell.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
To mark the occasion, Horace devised two exclusive washes.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2025
Jim had so many friends who wanted to take him to chemo that a schedule had been devised.
—Ann Patchett, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
In the decades since Eisenbud and Levine had published their proof, mathematicians had devised a seemingly unrelated framework called motivic homotopy theory.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 26 Sep. 2025
The master bedroom is drenched in Dulux Heritage’s Biscuit Beige for maximum warmth, and the bed was crafted by a local joiner before being painted by William Sutherland, one of the estate’s members, using folkloric stencils devised by resident designer, Bethany Evans.
—Chloe Frost-Smith, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025
Martínez, however, theorizes that Cleopatra may have devised a secret alternative plan for her burial with Antony so that the Romans would not find their bodies.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2025
Mary Clare Jalonick, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Prior to Leucippus, earlier scientist-philosophers had devised the concepts of elements as components of reality, and often looked to one component in particular as being the fundamental originator — or arche (ἀρχή) — of all the others.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
The team, based mainly at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, devised a method to remove the extra chromosomes by mimicking natural cell division in a way that causes one set of 23 to be discarded, leaving a functional egg cell.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
To mark the occasion, Horace devised two exclusive washes.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2025
Jim had so many friends who wanted to take him to chemo that a schedule had been devised.
—Ann Patchett, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
In the decades since Eisenbud and Levine had published their proof, mathematicians had devised a seemingly unrelated framework called motivic homotopy theory.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 26 Sep. 2025
The master bedroom is drenched in Dulux Heritage’s Biscuit Beige for maximum warmth, and the bed was crafted by a local joiner before being painted by William Sutherland, one of the estate’s members, using folkloric stencils devised by resident designer, Bethany Evans.
—Chloe Frost-Smith, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025
Martínez, however, theorizes that Cleopatra may have devised a secret alternative plan for her burial with Antony so that the Romans would not find their bodies.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for devised
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Prosecutors described Sanaa Cunningham’s death as the result of a murder plot concocted by her father and stepmother, Germayne and Lisa Cunningham, following months of abuse and neglect.—
Perry Vandell,
AZCentral.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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Swartz concocted this massive blockbuster trade idea, which sends Brown to his hometown team, the Atlanta Hawks.—
Ricardo Klein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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History of Perms 1930s The first perm machine was invented in the early 1900s, and the perm machine in the 1930s mirrored something of an over-the-top medieval device.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
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Physicists invented ether as a medium through which light waves traveled.—
Dipangkar Dutta,
The Conversation,
3 Oct. 2025
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The game encouraged competitive streaks, teamwork, and plenty of giggles, with parents noting it was well constructed, self-contained, and easy to store or bring along to grandma’s house.—
Emily Glover,
Parents,
2 Oct. 2025
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The World of Flight, the name of the basketball-skewed concept, will be located at 1617 Walnut Street in an historic Beaux Arts building constructed in the early 1900s.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
2 Oct. 2025
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Like its rival, Shudder, Screambox lacks parental control features, despite the content ratings for most of its movies being designed to exclude younger viewers.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
4 Oct. 2025
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Spacecraft designed for rapid drops Arc stands about 8 feet tall and 4 feet wide, roughly the size of a large tabletop.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Oct. 2025
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