as in to devise
to create or think of by clever use of the imagination
they invented an explanation for the broken vase that would satisfy their grandmother
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Recent Examples of invent
Stop at Bonita Springs' oldest restaurant, Buffalo Chips, for wings made with a secret family recipe from the town that invented them.
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Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 25 Jan. 2026
Thomas Edison had many misses inventing the lightbulb.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 24 Jan. 2026
The violation cost defending Olympic large hill ski jump gold medalist Marius Lindvik a world championship silver medal and brought shame to the team from Norway, the nation that invented ski jumping and has historically dominated the sport.
—Brian Melley, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
Trump did not invent this condition.
—Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026
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Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 25 Jan. 2026
Thomas Edison had many misses inventing the lightbulb.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 24 Jan. 2026
The violation cost defending Olympic large hill ski jump gold medalist Marius Lindvik a world championship silver medal and brought shame to the team from Norway, the nation that invented ski jumping and has historically dominated the sport.
—Brian Melley, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
Trump did not invent this condition.
—Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for invent
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New uses are continually being devised.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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With no worthy opponents left, Baki and the underground fighters grow restless — until a plan is devised to resurrect Miyamoto Musashi, Japan’s greatest swordsman.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Jan. 2026
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Before Bridgegate, there was Tollgate in 2011, when Baroni went behind the back of the executive director to conspire with Christie to concoct a phony and fantastically too high 50% toll hike plan, that Christie could knock back and be the hero.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
26 Jan. 2026
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Prosecutors say Brendan Banfield concocted an elaborate scheme to kill his wife, Christine Banfield, and another man, Joseph Ryan, in their family home in February 2023.—
Lauren del Valle,
CNN Money,
23 Jan. 2026
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Is Mark Zuckerberg constructing a gold mine or a financial sinkhole?—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Mas, the bestselling author of the Villains of Lore and Psycho Shifters series, has a strong historical background to help construct her atmospheric settings.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
28 Jan. 2026
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