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
The exhibition’s centerpiece was Times Square Alliance Playset, 2025, a more spacious LCD cabinet in which three South Park–style characters invented by the artist—two parents and a daughter—spend New Year’s Eve in Times Square.
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Theo Belci, Artforum, 2 June 2026
Many scenes were reshot and, toward the end, some central plot points were totally invented.
—Louis Staples, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026
Ironically, Kodak invented one of the first digital cameras in 1975, yet its leaders feared that adopting this technology would destroy their traditional photographic film business.
—Veronica Angela, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Currently in the preproduction phase, the TriX was invented by German cyclist/entrepreneur Ahmad Omari.
—New Atlas, 1 June 2026
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Theo Belci, Artforum, 2 June 2026
Many scenes were reshot and, toward the end, some central plot points were totally invented.
—Louis Staples, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026
Ironically, Kodak invented one of the first digital cameras in 1975, yet its leaders feared that adopting this technology would destroy their traditional photographic film business.
—Veronica Angela, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Currently in the preproduction phase, the TriX was invented by German cyclist/entrepreneur Ahmad Omari.
—New Atlas, 1 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for invent
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The commonly mistaken base assumption is that the greatest minds that have devised AI and consumed so much money doing so must certainly know every iota of how AI works.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Building on a concept devised by the director and producer Pierre-Henri Léon, Santiago Otheguy’s script plays fast and loose with Bizet’s opera and the Prosper Mérimée novella that inspired it — to the point of inventing an entirely new protagonist.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
31 May 2026
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Lukehart dumped Gabrielle's body in a local pond and concocted a story to trick police, court records show.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
1 June 2026
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With the trend away from toxic chemical control of plant pests and diseases, treatment formulas concocted from benign household products are on the rise.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
28 May 2026
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The Sagamore was reduced to ashes twice before its final form was constructed in the 1920s (hopefully the third time’s a charm).—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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Lore has it that Shuffletown Grill’s building was constructed by the Rozzelle family, who settled in the area in the 1780s and operated the ferry that Rozzelle’s Ferry Road was named after.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
3 June 2026
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“Invent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invent. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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