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
After all, there’s a reason that nonstick pans were invented.
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Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2025
Smith’s ever-present sense of destiny, her mystical optimism, and her penchant for rebellion make for reminiscences that can sound at once bombastic and humble, half-invented and visceral.
—Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2025
The languages were newly invented, so there’s no way that o1 could have been exposed to them during its training.
—Steve Nadis, Quanta Magazine, 31 Oct. 2025
Gory Guerrero, the legendary father of Eddie, invented the camel clutch move.
—Fernando Quiles Jr, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
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Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2025
Smith’s ever-present sense of destiny, her mystical optimism, and her penchant for rebellion make for reminiscences that can sound at once bombastic and humble, half-invented and visceral.
—Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2025
The languages were newly invented, so there’s no way that o1 could have been exposed to them during its training.
—Steve Nadis, Quanta Magazine, 31 Oct. 2025
Gory Guerrero, the legendary father of Eddie, invented the camel clutch move.
—Fernando Quiles Jr, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
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Founded by Steve Hoedemaker and Tim Pfeiffer, the firm is known for its ability to mix architecture, interiors, and the landscape to devise residences that feel connected to the client and the surroundings.—
Elizabeth Stamp,
Architectural Digest,
3 Nov. 2025
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Yet, after its ratification in 1870, Southern states set about trying to circumvent the amendment's intent by devising new ways to shape, control, and limit voting.—
Time,
Time,
29 Oct. 2025
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Even so, del Toro has not merely concocted another Whale of a tale.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
28 Oct. 2025
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Each district sends two children as tributes to the fight-to-the-death Hunger Games, concocted by the capitol to keep the populace distracted.—
Adam Bell,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Oct. 2025
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The surge in demand is already driving up energy prices and fueling political backlash as sprawling data centers turn into election-season flashpoints in the communities where they are being constructed.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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To demonstrate the practical potential of this material, the researchers constructed a liquid metal battery (LMB) using the metallic gel as an electrode.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Invent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invent. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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