as in concocting
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 devising
However, Solskjaer had spent that off-season devising how United would play with Sancho in an attacking unit alongside Marcus Rashford, Mason Greenwood, Edinson Cavani, Anthony Martial and Dan James, with the likes of Bruno Fernandes just behind.
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Chris McKenna, New York Times, 11 June 2026
States are getting creative in devising how the money will be collected either through taxation or voluntary donations by state residents.
—Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Working with industry qubits Imec’s genius is not in devising a new kind of qubit but in using one that’s the easiest to scale.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 26 May 2026
Counties across the state have been pondering this crisis and devising solutions that can be accomplished in partnership with our state leaders — because this crisis is unquestionably our shared responsibility to solve.
—Monica Montgomery Steppe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2026
Rue frantically offered to help get Alamo's money back, calling Faye (Chloe Cherry) up on the phone and devising a plan to get a safe key from Wayne (Toby Wallace).
—Erin Jensen, USA Today, 18 May 2026
To lower these risks, engineers are devising new ways to make wind turbines more visible and avoidable.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 May 2026
Those ping-pong balls are then placed in a plastic drum designed by Smartplay International, a company that specializes in devising lottery machines.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 11 May 2026
Prosecutors have also alleged that while out on bond, Gilley discussed plans to flee the country and obtain a new identity, including inquiries about securing foreign identification and devising a plan to remove his GPS monitor.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
Chris McKenna, New York Times, 11 June 2026
States are getting creative in devising how the money will be collected either through taxation or voluntary donations by state residents.
—Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Working with industry qubits Imec’s genius is not in devising a new kind of qubit but in using one that’s the easiest to scale.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 26 May 2026
Counties across the state have been pondering this crisis and devising solutions that can be accomplished in partnership with our state leaders — because this crisis is unquestionably our shared responsibility to solve.
—Monica Montgomery Steppe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2026
Rue frantically offered to help get Alamo's money back, calling Faye (Chloe Cherry) up on the phone and devising a plan to get a safe key from Wayne (Toby Wallace).
—Erin Jensen, USA Today, 18 May 2026
To lower these risks, engineers are devising new ways to make wind turbines more visible and avoidable.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 May 2026
Those ping-pong balls are then placed in a plastic drum designed by Smartplay International, a company that specializes in devising lottery machines.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 11 May 2026
Prosecutors have also alleged that while out on bond, Gilley discussed plans to flee the country and obtain a new identity, including inquiries about securing foreign identification and devising a plan to remove his GPS monitor.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for devising
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And she’s spent a decade scaling her brand into an industry disrupter; Ellsworth began concocting prebiotic drinks in 2015, founding her business just one year later.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
11 May 2026
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According to the report, workers illegally pocketed between $20,000 and more than $41,000 in Paycheck Protection Program loans from a massive federal COVID-19 pandemic relief effort – some by concocting companies that didn't exist to pocket federal assistance funds.—
Chris Tye,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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If that occurs, The Economist’s two-track internet may be remembered as one of the earliest signs that humanity had begun constructing a parallel universe of knowledge for a new form of intelligence.—
Sreedhar Potarazu,
Baltimore Sun,
20 June 2026
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Purchasing and renovating the existing buildings could save as much as $111 million compared with constructing new facilities, according to county documents.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
18 June 2026
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Indeed, it’s been 60 years since England won the 1966 World Cup on their home soil, a humbling reality for the country credited with inventing soccer and that boasts the sport’s most prestigious professional league.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
15 June 2026
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There is this common understanding of the disruptive way of inventing a genre.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
9 June 2026
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This woman hired me two years ago to help guide her through the process of designing and building her dream retirement home.—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
20 June 2026
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The giant automotive manufacturer’s job will be designing, engineering and mass-producing the autonomous vehicles.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
20 June 2026
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