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
Join the team inventing impactful AI solutions to shape the future of finance.
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IEEE Spectrum,
25 June 2026
But the administration went further, inventing a requirement that Congress did not intend.
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Nicole Jorwic,
STAT,
23 June 2026
Adding to the controversy, Walker was erroneously credited with inventing the hot comb.
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Vivian Yee,
New York Times,
20 June 2026
Indeed, it’s been 60 years since England won the 1966 World Cup on their home soil, a humbling reality for the country credited with inventing soccer and that boasts the sport’s most prestigious professional league.
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Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
15 June 2026
There is this common understanding of the disruptive way of inventing a genre.
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Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
9 June 2026
Since inventing optical fiber for long-range communication in 1970, Corning has provided millions of miles of cables to connect racks together in AI data centers from all the major players.
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Katie Tarasov,
CNBC,
8 June 2026
The government has and has had a role in all of those technologies, inventing them, shaping them.
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CBS News,
7 June 2026
In Los Angeles, Baker is credited with his Dodgers teammate Glenn Burke for inventing the high-five.
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Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
7 June 2026
IEEE Spectrum,
25 June 2026
But the administration went further, inventing a requirement that Congress did not intend.
—
Nicole Jorwic,
STAT,
23 June 2026
Adding to the controversy, Walker was erroneously credited with inventing the hot comb.
—
Vivian Yee,
New York Times,
20 June 2026
Indeed, it’s been 60 years since England won the 1966 World Cup on their home soil, a humbling reality for the country credited with inventing soccer and that boasts the sport’s most prestigious professional league.
—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
15 June 2026
There is this common understanding of the disruptive way of inventing a genre.
—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
9 June 2026
Since inventing optical fiber for long-range communication in 1970, Corning has provided millions of miles of cables to connect racks together in AI data centers from all the major players.
—
Katie Tarasov,
CNBC,
8 June 2026
The government has and has had a role in all of those technologies, inventing them, shaping them.
—
CBS News,
7 June 2026
In Los Angeles, Baker is credited with his Dodgers teammate Glenn Burke for inventing the high-five.
—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
7 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inventing
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However, Solskjaer had spent that off-season devising how United would play with Sancho in an attacking unit alongside Marcus Rashford, Mason Greenwood, Edinson Cavani, Anthony Martial and Dan James, with the likes of Bruno Fernandes just behind.
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States are getting creative in devising how the money will be collected either through taxation or voluntary donations by state residents.
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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.
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According to the report, workers illegally pocketed between $20,000 and more than $41,000 in Paycheck Protection Program loans from a massive federal COVID-19 pandemic relief effort – some by concocting companies that didn't exist to pocket federal assistance funds.
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Gord Lambert ran this dynamic explicitly while constructing Canadian Oil Sands Innovation Alliance (COSIA).
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Amazon’s approach in the fiercely competitive AI arena encompasses more than just simple purchases; the firm is constructing the vital infrastructure.
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Alongside Chase and her family stands film director Guy Ritchie; not as a badge‑on celebrity, but as a creative collaborator who has invested both capital and time in the project, designing the Wild Kitchen feasting tables and quietly weaving the whisky into his storytelling world.
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That character logic is important to the production designer because Healy isn’t just designing to evoke an emotion in the viewer, but also in the actor playing the role.
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“Inventing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inventing. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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