as in devises
to create or think of by clever use of the imagination
she's a master at excogitating reasons not to do her assigned work
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No one wants to give up on Erica, especially Uhura, who devises a plan to send another shuttle through the wormhole to rescue Erica.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
4 Sep. 2025 -
Mary’s enterprising sister Edith (Laura Carmichael) devises a plan to invite Coward, in whose show their friend Guy Dexter (Dominic West), now secretly in a relationship with their former servant Thomas (Robert James-Collier), is appearing.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2025
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The characters are bright, marionette-like caricatures whom the author constructs and moves ostentatiously in full view of the reader, revealing his artistic devices with a sense of absurd, mischievous humor.—
Nelly Klos
September 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
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The department plans and constructs new freeways, additional lanes and other improvements in the Phoenix area as part of the Regional Transportation Plan for the Maricopa County region.—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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Lockjaw, obsessed with everything about Perfidia, concocts a reason to send authorities into the town where Bob and Willa are living.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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And recently, many of these voices have declared that the day of reckoning is near, telling government officials that whichever country invents AGI first will gain enormous geopolitical advantages.—
Michael C. Horowitz,
Foreign Affairs,
26 Sep. 2025
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Once concentration becomes too high, the ingenuity of entrepreneurs and developers invents a new approach to reverse it.—
Christian Catalini,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Brown said of the daunting task of finding the perfect ring for someone who designs jewelry for a living.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
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These themes are less mandates for how to dress or decorate a camp, but instead, says Burning Man Project Director of the organization’s Philosophical Center, Stuart Mangrum, who designs each year’s theme, operate on three levels.—
Katie Bain,
Billboard,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Excogitates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excogitates. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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