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
But organizers won’t let Indigenous teams compete, even though their ancestors invented the game.
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Natasha Frost, New York Times, 14 May 2025
Doctor Who already pushes strange sci-fi concepts to their limit – this is the show that invented the phrase 'timey-wimey' after all – but this season arguably pushes things further than ever.
—Ryan Woodrow, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
Answering these questions requires a diverse set of tools that were not yet invented when the site was first researched in the 1960s.
—Michael Ray Taylor, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 May 2025
Companies like Apple and Tesla have demonstrated that refining ideas, perfecting technology and focusing on the user experience can be just as—if not more—valuable than inventing entirely new concepts.
—Vikram Joshi, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
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Natasha Frost, New York Times, 14 May 2025
Doctor Who already pushes strange sci-fi concepts to their limit – this is the show that invented the phrase 'timey-wimey' after all – but this season arguably pushes things further than ever.
—Ryan Woodrow, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
Answering these questions requires a diverse set of tools that were not yet invented when the site was first researched in the 1960s.
—Michael Ray Taylor, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 May 2025
Companies like Apple and Tesla have demonstrated that refining ideas, perfecting technology and focusing on the user experience can be just as—if not more—valuable than inventing entirely new concepts.
—Vikram Joshi, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for invent
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President Trump's tariffs are upending retailer supply chains, forcing them to devise workarounds.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
9 May 2025
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Solving problems like the most efficient way to use an aircraft cargo hold, or helping devise the next generation of long-term storage batteries, is only part of the IonQ mission.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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The book centers on Amber Patterson concocting a plan to get closer to the wealthy Daphne Parrish, whose lavish life Amber envies.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Apr. 2025
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The creator of the modern-day Tequila Sunrise, concocted and popularized in a Sausalito bar in the 1970s, has died.—
Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2025
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In total, the crews constructed three embankment dams made of dirt and stone, the highest of which was about 26 feet tall.—
Monica Cull,
Discover Magazine,
9 May 2025
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Archaeologists rediscover 17th-century brick kiln at William & Mary A team of archaeologists at the College of William & Mary, the second-oldest university in the United States, recently rediscovered a brick kiln used to help construct the Wren Building.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
9 May 2025
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