as in fictitious
not real and existing only in the imagination
a daydreamer who lives mostly in her invented magic kingdom
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as in devised
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 invented
Noah Feldman,
Twin Cities,
25 June 2026
So Nima Arkani-Hamed and Jaroslav Trnka invented/discovered the amplituhedron as the answer to this question.
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Quanta Magazine,
25 June 2026
Bed Scrunchie Nekhala invented the Bed Scrunchie, an adjustable elastic band that clips sheets to a mattress.
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Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
Back in 1930, 1930, Pat invented the Philly steak sandwich, combining ribeye with onions on a flat top on an Italian roll.
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Siafa Lewis,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
Nelson dismissed questions about whether the tools that have delighted AI companies should threaten the creatives who invented the Cannes Lions event to celebrate creative ad work.
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Max Tani,
semafor.com,
22 June 2026
Make sure to try the mole tasting, which consists of five different versions of the famous dish that was invented here in the city.
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Zanny Merullo,
Travel + Leisure,
21 June 2026
Instagram had invented a non-alcoholic spirit called Seedlip.
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Sarah Miller,
New Yorker,
20 June 2026
Smoke and tropical fruit are already best friends—make an appointment with an al pastor taco for more examples of this—and this cocktail invented by San Francisco bartender Thad Vogler pairs them beautifully.
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Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
20 June 2026
Verb
Originalism is a terrific theory for Supreme Court dissents in which some justice complains that the court has invented new constitutional rights.
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Noah Feldman,
Twin Cities,
25 June 2026
So Nima Arkani-Hamed and Jaroslav Trnka invented/discovered the amplituhedron as the answer to this question.
—
Quanta Magazine,
25 June 2026
Bed Scrunchie Nekhala invented the Bed Scrunchie, an adjustable elastic band that clips sheets to a mattress.
—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
Back in 1930, 1930, Pat invented the Philly steak sandwich, combining ribeye with onions on a flat top on an Italian roll.
—
Siafa Lewis,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
Nelson dismissed questions about whether the tools that have delighted AI companies should threaten the creatives who invented the Cannes Lions event to celebrate creative ad work.
—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
22 June 2026
Make sure to try the mole tasting, which consists of five different versions of the famous dish that was invented here in the city.
—
Zanny Merullo,
Travel + Leisure,
21 June 2026
Instagram had invented a non-alcoholic spirit called Seedlip.
—
Sarah Miller,
New Yorker,
20 June 2026
Smoke and tropical fruit are already best friends—make an appointment with an al pastor taco for more examples of this—and this cocktail invented by San Francisco bartender Thad Vogler pairs them beautifully.
—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
20 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for invented
Adjective
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In 1811, The Nottingham Review newspaper recorded what's believed to be the first historical mention of the fictitious Ludd character, described as a framework knitting apprentice near Leicester.
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Chen, who is currently being held on $100,000 bail in the Clark County Detention Center, has been charged with five felony counts of bigamy and two counts of intent to utter a fictitious bill/note/check, per FOX5.
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There’s everything from herbals like rhubarb and nettle to green teas and Fortnum’s own signature blends, like Wedding Breakfast or Jubilee, devised in honor of the Queen’s Diamond celebrations in 2012.
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In addition to removing the commission’s direct authority over the chief job, Houston — who devised his proposal with Council President Kevin Jenkins — sought to eliminate a selection panel that appoints four of the commission’s members, allowing the council to handpick them instead.
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The mural that wraps around the room depicts the colorful life of the bar’s namesake, Arabella Huntington, the second wife of railroad magnate Collis Potter Huntington, and the cocktails in the drinks menu are playfully written as fictional entries in Arabella’s diary.
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In the show, the fictional version of Harrelson goes to stay at McConaughey's ranch in Austin, but things spiral out of control after McConaughey's mom, played by Holland Taylor, lets their possible familial connection slip.
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In the one that opens the film, Forky (Tony Hale), the googly-eyed spork, marries a plastic knife called Karen Beverly (Melissa Villaseñor), a name so perfectly unmelodious that only a kid, or an adult exceptionally good at thinking like one, could have concocted it.
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Every detail is accurate, though the picture as a whole is an invention, concocted from multiple views, locations, and studies.
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Other ideas involve arts and crafts projects, or playing imaginary games with her 8-year-old sister.
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The Vision Award pays tribute to someone whose creative work has contributed to the renewal of the cinematographic imaginary.
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Ferrari said the fire is complex because the building is a freezer constructed with insulated materials.
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The seven-story office building, constructed to look exactly like a Longaberger Basket (just REALLY BIG), has been a novelty along Route 16, and now the current owners have put it on the market.
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The humanities will survive not by defending an imagined past of disinterested purity, but by demonstrating their necessity in a fractured republic.
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That is, real, not merely illusory, measures, so that the allure to breach peace for imagined gains is overshadowed.
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The businesses that will win with AI aren’t waiting for a mythical moment when the technology handles everything.
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So, why does the 18-year-old, who wears that mythical number for Barcelona — most closely associated with their all-time record scorer and appearance maker Messi — not have the same privilege with La Roja?
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“Invented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invented. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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