inventing

verb

present participle of invent
as in devising
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 inventing Australia’s real innovation was not inventing another account. — Kris Iyer, Fortune, 22 July 2026 One Round, Not Five Selective universities have spent a decade inventing ways to lock in committed students early. — Jamie Beaton, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 The South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported that the team solved this by inventing a custom catalyst that pairs cobalt with nickel. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 20 July 2026 Today, the chain credited for inventing sliders is based in Ohio. — Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026 The financial world will keep inventing new products, acronyms, and calculators. — Bydoug Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 July 2026 Like, how much of this is Musk doing stuff, inventing stuff, innovating stuff? — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026 Join the team inventing impactful AI solutions to shape the future of finance. — IEEE Spectrum, 25 June 2026 But the administration went further, inventing a requirement that Congress did not intend. — Nicole Jorwic, STAT, 23 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inventing
  1. devising
  2. concocting
  3. constructing
  4. designing
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  • Sarah Sherman Samuel is known for devising furniture worthy of an art show, and the Lulu and Georgia Hamilton sideboard is no exception.
    — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 24 July 2026
  • Ten years on, after devising the victorious Trojan Horse gambit, Ulysses attempts to return to Ithaca and the pining Penelope, whose palace has been overrun with scheming suitors seeking her hand.
    — Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor, 16 July 2026
Definition of devising
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  • Ghost also accused Wilson and her PR team of concocting a smear campaign against her.
    — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 22 July 2026
  • And she’s spent a decade scaling her brand into an industry disrupter; Ellsworth began concocting prebiotic drinks in 2015, founding her business just one year later.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 11 May 2026
Definition of concocting
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  • Moore stayed to help with the process of constructing next season’s roster and schedule, as Hurley wanted stability with the offseason shortened by another Final Four run.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2026
  • Charlotte’s office conversions and renovations While constructing office space has its own issues, that isn’t to say there’s nowhere for workers to go.
    — Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 22 July 2026
Definition of constructing
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  • The next few years will show whether the space industry really leaves disposable satellites behind and starts building them to be caught and repaired, or simply gets neater about throwing them away, designing them to burn up on the way down.
    — Wanjiku Chebet Kanjumba, The Conversation, 22 July 2026
  • Lotus Sport even helped win an Olympic gold medal for Great Britain, designing the radical carbon-fiber bicycle that Chris Boardman pedaled to victory in 1992.
    — Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 22 July 2026
Definition of designing

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