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verb

past tense of invent

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Recent Examples of invented
Verb
Elizabeth Olsen found inspiration for her role in The Assessment from a book that was based on a real-life group of people who believe aliens invented modern technology. Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025 As history tells it, hot chicken was invented by African American entrepreneur Thornton Prince, who founded Prince’s Hot Chicken Shack in the 1940s. Shimite Obialo, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025 Back when the telescope was invented by Hans Lippershey in 1608, it was done so by experimenting with putting lenses together. Keith Cooper, Space.com, 20 Mar. 2025 For decades, people have argued about who really invented the cinema. Peter Debruge, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025 This pair of besties (Zach Braff and Donald Faison) practically invented the TV bromance. Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 19 Mar. 2025 That marks the legacy of fast fashion, as originally invented by H&M and Zara, and then turbocharged by Shein and Temu. Felix Salmon, Axios, 18 Mar. 2025 The automatic flour mill was invented in the late 1700s. Ken Fleming, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025 As March Madness gets underway Tuesday night, a debate has reemerged on who invented the first betting pool for the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 18 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for invented
Adjective
  • The two stars of the Emmy-winning 1990s romantic comedy series Northern Exposure, set in the zany fictitious town of Cicely, Alaska, are adding their names to the avalanche of television stars binging their old shows, offering commentary about the storylines and sharing behind-the-scenes tales.
    Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 6 May 2025
  • Later on, Weekend Update featured a trio of guest appearances from Bowen Yang who resurrected his recurring Chinese trade minister Chen Biao, Emil Wakim and his notes on American patriotism and Sarah Sherman as Jost’s fictitious accountant Dawn Altman.
    Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 12 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Before the Frazier and Foreman fight was devised, former heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali was stripped of the title.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Price controls don’t work, whether they’re devised domestically or imported from abroad.
    Sally Pipes, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The imaginary elements of the story — the witches, and the university — stem from growing up with my father, and reading novels by Julio Verne and Emilio Salgari.
    Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 10 May 2025
  • New York is a realm of fantasy and myth, obsession and resentment, fear and bewilderment for many who’ve never set foot in it; and many who live here also purvey and perpetuate some version of the imaginary city.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 10 May 2025
Adjective
  • Also surmised by the movie trailer is that the plot surrounds fictional driver Sonny Hayes, played by actor Brad Pitt.
    Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 4 May 2025
  • Focus Features Papal conclaves have inspired several books and films Released in 2024, the movie Conclave, based on the 2016 novel of the same name, focuses on the fictional death of a Pope and the subsequent election process.
    Callum Sutherland, Time, 3 May 2025
Adjective
  • Helios, the Greek god of the sun, and Luna, the mythical goddess of the moon, stand guard at either end of Celestial Park.
    Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 May 2025
  • The green obsidian was also thought to have a symbolic connection to Tollan, a mythical city where the god Quetzalcoatl lived, which was believed to be the ancestral origin of Mexico’s civilizations.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 16 May 2025

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